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The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure 7.21 metres (23 feet 8 inches) high with a 41-centimetre (16 in) diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II (reigned c. 375–415 CE), and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.
The Iron and Steel industry in India is among the most important industries within the country. India surpassed Japan as the second largest steel producer in January 2019. [ 1 ] As per worldsteel , India's crude steel production in 2018 was at 106.5 million tonnes (MT), 4.9% increase from 101.5 MT in 2017, which means that India overtook Japan ...
It was the oldest and first Iron & Steel plant in India [5] [6] and one of Asia's largest iron manufacturing plants in 1880s. [4] The Portonovo steel was supplied to England and was used to construct the Menai and Britannia bridges. [7] The first pier of the Chennai Port was constructed in 1861 with Porto Novo iron. [8]
Bhilai Steel Plant is raising its capacity of steel production through modernization and new projects. The major upcoming project is the commissioning of a giant blast furnace 4,060 cubic meters in volume, with a hot metal production capacity of 8,000 tonnes per day.
Donimalai Iron Ore Mine, Donimalai, Bellary district, Karnataka (at December 2019 suspended for over a year due to a royalty dispute) [6] Diamond Mining Project, Majhgawan, Panna (M.P.) [ 5 ] NMDC Ltd. is diversified into other raw materials for the steel industry such as low silica limestone.
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is an Indian public sector steel manufacturing corporation based in New Delhi. It is the largest government -owned steel producer, [ 3 ] with an annual production of 18.29 million metric tons. [ 4 ]
Modern steel making in India began with the setting of first blast furnace of India at Kulti in 1870 and production began in 1874, which was set up by Bengal Iron Works. The Ordnance Factory Board established Metal & Steel Factory (MSF) at Calcutta, in 1872 [ 71 ] [ 72 ] The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in ...
The HIsarna ironmaking process is a direct reduced iron process for iron making in which iron ore is processed almost directly into liquid iron ().The process combines two process units, the Cyclone Converter Furnace (CCF) for ore melting and pre-reduction and a Smelting Reduction Vessel (SRV) where the final reduction stage to liquid iron takes place.