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            Refractory Demand and Usage in India

            Ramen Datta and Mukesh Kumar
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            1.0 INTRODUCTION                                          +ORQUKVKQP QH GPXKTQPOGPVCN TGIWNCVKQPU KP %JKPC
                                                                JCU NGF VQ C UWDUVCPVKCN KPETGCUG KP EQUV QH TGHTCEVQTKGU
            4GHTCEVQT[ EQPUWORVKQP KP +PFKC KU RTKOCTKN[ FTKXGP D[   D[     UKPEG #RTKN      CPF EQORGNNGF TCY OCVGTKCN
            the steel sector. The steel industries contributes around   producers to scale down production. Pollution control
                 QH  QWT  EQWPVT[ŏU  TGHTCEVQT[  EQPUWORVKQP   YJKNG   OGCUWTGU JCXG TGUWNVGF KP VJG UJWVVKPI FQYP QH DCWZKVG
            VJG  TGOCKPKPI       ECVGTU  VQ  EGOGPV   PQP   HGTTQWU     OKPGU  KP  5JCPZK  CPF  )WK\QW  RTQXKPEG   6JWU   VJGTG
            RQYGT   RGVTQEJGOKECN  INCUU CPF EGTCOKE KPFWUVTKGU   is an urgent need to enhanEG  FQOGUVKE  TCY  OCVGTKCN
             6CDNG    6JG FKHHGTGPV V[RGU QH TGHTCEVQT[ WUGF KP VGTOU
            QH XQNWOG  EQPUWORVKQP RCVVGTP  RTKEG CPF VQVCN XCNWG   RTQFWEVKQP CPF WUG QH CNVGTPCVG UQWTEGU QH TCY OCVGTKCNU
            FWTKPI         CTG UJQYP KP 6CDNG    #U ECP DG UGGP    Table 1: Consumption of refractory in India by
            VJG  GUVKOCVGF  EQPUWORVKQP  QH  TGHTCEVQT[  OCVGTKCN  KP   different sectors
            +PFKC KU VQ VJG VWPG QH     /V YKVJ C UCNGU VWTPQXGT KP
            GZEGUU  QH  +04        ETQTGU 6JG  TGHTCEVQT[  FGOCPF  KU   S.   Industry segment  Consumption level
            RTQLGEVGF VQ KPETGCUG VQ     /V D[      YKVJ C %#)4   No.                               (%)
            QH       +P VGTOU QH VWTPQXGT  VJG TGHTCEVQT[ OCTMGV KU   1  +TQP   5VGGN
            GZRGEVGF VQ KPETGCUG HTQO     DKNNKQP 75& RTGUGPVN[ VQ
                 DKNNKQP 75& D[                                   2   %GOGPV                        11
            2.0  REFRACTORY RAW MATERIALS                             0QP (GTTQWU                    5
            6JG UVGGN KPFWUVT[ WUGU C XCTKGV[ QH TGHTCEVQT[ OCVGTKCNU   4  2QYGT   2GVTQEJGOKECN     4
            KP VJG EQMG QXGPU  DNCUV HWTPCEGU  UVGGNOCMKPI HCEKNKVKGU
            CPF  TGJGCVKPI  HWTPCEGU   4GHTCEVQTKGU  ECP  DG  DTQCFN[   5  Glass
            ENCUUKſGF  WPFGT  VJTGG  JGCFU   PQP DCUKE   CEKFKE       %GTCOKEU                       2
            TGHTCEVQTKGU  DCUKE  CNMCNKPG  TGHTCEVQTKGU CPF CFFKVKXGU       %JGOKECN   (GTVKNK\GT
            DKPFGTU     UKPVGTKPI  OCVGTKCNU   CU  UJQYP  KP  6CDNG       others
            0QP DCUKE TGHTCEVQT[ KPENWFGU UKNKEC  CNWOKPC  \KTEQPKWO
            QZKFG  5K% CPF ECTDQP  $CUKE TGHTCEVQT[ OCKPN[ EQORTKUG   Table 2: Estimation of Indian refractory market in
            FKHHGTGPV V[RGU QH OCIPGUKC  59/  &$/  (/   FQNQOKVG    2019–20
            QNKXKPG FWPKVG   CPF  EJTQOKVG   #FFKVKXGU  CPF  DKPFGTU
            EQPUKUV QTICPKE CPF KPQTICPKE DCUGF EQORQWPFU  6JG    S.     Type of     Demand    Average    Total
            GUVKOCVGF  XQNWOG  QH  DKPFGTU   CFFKVKXGU  TGSWKTGF  KU  VQ   No.  refractories  (Tonnage)  price   value
            VJG VWPG QH        VQPU CPPWCNN[                                                    (USD/t)  INR (Cr)
            +PFKC KU NCTIGN[ FGRGPFGPV QP %JKPC HQT KVU TCY OCVGTKCNU    1  Basic shaped
            OCKPN[ ECNEKPGF DCWZKVG  VCDWNCT CNWOKPC  OCIPGUKC CPF   2  $CUKE   PQP
            ITCRJKVG  #TQWPF     QH +PFKCŏU TGHTCEVQT[ OCVGTKCNU CTG   shaped
            UQWTEGF HTQO %JKPC CPF QVJGT EQWPVTKGU TGUWNVKPI KP CP
            QWVƀQY QH     OKNNKQP 75& CPPWCNN[  6JG FGOCPF CPF        0 QP DCUKE
            HQTGKIP GZEJCPIG QWVƀQY KU GZRGEVGF VQ FQWDNG YKVJ VJG    shaped
            TCORKPI WR QH UVGGNOCMKPI ECRCEKV[ VQ     /V D[         4  0QP DCUKE
            CU RGT 052                                                PQP UJCRGF
            4CY OCVGTKCN CXCKNCDKNKV[ CPF RTKEKPI JCU DGGP C OCLQT    Total         16,05,700           9116
            KUUWG  HQT  FQOGUVKE  TGHTCEVQT[  RTQFWEGTU  UKPEG  #WIWUV

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