The GDP growth of India in the last decade has been very fast and is one of the best amongst the BRICS countries. The usage of Iron and Steel and Cement are direct indications of the index of development of any country. The per capita consumption of steel of India is 57kg/annum vis-a- vis global average of 217kg/annum. The usage of Refractories largely depends on the Iron & Steel, Cement, Non-ferrous, Glass, Petrochemicals and other sectors. Being a derived industry, market of Refractories is directly linked with the business growth of all the sectors as mentioned above. Presently, India is the 4th largest steel producer of crude steel with a forecast to become the 2nd largest steel producer by 2015-16. The overall technology for production of iron and steel making has not been changed much over the last three decades. But, routes for steel making in India are changing fast with a figure of BF/BOF (47%) & IF/EAF (53%) in 2011 to the forecasted figure of BF/BOF (33%) and IF/EAF (67%) in 2015. Main reasons to attribute these changes in steel making routes are: lack of availability of coking coal in India and depleting resource of iron ore lumps forcing the steel makers to depend on fines through pelletization process. This article discusses the preparedness of TRL Krosaki towards demand of iron and steel sectors through recent developments in different areas of Refractories with special emphasis on the state-of-the-art Flow Control Products and Taphole Clay plants with technology transfer from Krosaki Harima Corporation (KHC), Japan.
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