JSW Steel has planted Indias blast furnace at Vijaynagar. P R Jindal inaugurated the blast furnace in the presence of Sajjan Jindal, VC and MD, JSW Steel, Y Siva Sagar Rao, Joint Managing Director and CEO, JSW Steel Vijaynagar works and several other dignitaries.
This project is commissioned in 31 months. It is one of the shorter durations from the start to the starting for the project of this size.
Sajjan Jindal said, "This is a historical day not only for JSW Steel but also for the entire nation. With the commissioning of the largest Blast Furnace, JSW Steel has become the leading steel producer. It is a major milestone in the history of the Company. In this economic slowdown, the commissioning of expansion project is a giant step towards making India proud."
This is JSW Steels third Blast Furnace at Vijayanagar Works. This Blast Furnace with the size of 4019 cum is one of the most modern furnaces and is the largest in India. It is built with the technology from Siemens VAI of UK. The furnace operates with high top pressure (2.5 bar) and high hot blast temperature (1250 deg.C), which ensure maximum coal injection and energy saving.
The Furnace has the biggest blowers (40 MW) from Man-Turbo of Switzerland, Top Charging from Paul Wurth of Luxumborg and Critical refractories from Japan form part of this furnace.
The furnace comes with modern environmental protection systems like Cyclone & Venturi scrubber for Gas cleaning, Cast House and Stock house de dusting systems, Slag granulation system etc. Waste energy is recovered through 11 MW top gas recovery turbines.
Y Siva Sagar Rao, Joint Managing Director & CEO, JSW Steel said, "Setting Standards is the way of life in JSW and we have again proved by setting up the largest Blast furnace in India in a record time. It is an honor for all of us to work in an organization which is growing with such a pace. The support and contribution of my young and dynamic team for setting a new milestone and to make Mr. Sajjan Jindals dream come true is invaluable. And I am pleased to say that the vision of the setting up first 10 MT plant in single location at Vijayanagar Works will again prove that we are the trend setters."
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