India, Sweden Partner to Decarbonise Steel and Cement

• Tata Steel and Swedish tech leaders launch seven projects to reduce emissions in India’s steel and cement sectors
• Projects focus on hydrogen in steelmaking, steel slag recycling, and AI for cement decarbonisation
• Key participants include Tata Steel, JK Cement, Ambuja, Jindal Steel, and institutes like IIT Bombay

Tata Steel, have partnered with Swedish technology innovators to launch seven groundbreaking projects aimed at driving decarbonisation in India's steel and cement sectors. 

These two industries represent a large portion of India's infrastructure and industrial growth and are critical components to India achieving its 2070 net-zero emissions goal.

A major component of meeting India’s long-term climate and development vision will depend heavily on reducing emissions from these very hard-to-abate sectors.

All of the projects chosen as part of this initiative will build upon some type of innovation within the area of decarbonization. Among those innovations will be: utilizing hydrogen as a fuel source in rotary kilns for steel manufacturing; Using steel slag as raw materials in the production of Green Cement; and Using artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to promote cement decarbonization.

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The Lead IT Industry Transition partnership will support pre-pilot feasibility studies through funding from the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology and the Swedish Energy Agency.

Decarbonising the industrial sector involves collaboration between leading Indian and international companies, research institutions, and innovative technology companies.

Key players include Tata Steel, JK Cement, Ambuja Cements Ltd., Jindal Steel, Prism Johnson, Cemvision, Kanthal, and Swerim (both companies are Swedish technology innovators).

Leading Indian research institutes involved in these decarbonisation projects are IIT Bombay, IIT-ISM Dhanbad, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Hyderabad, and Datta Meghe College of Engineering.

The collaboration between these companies and institutions will enable India to make significant contributions to the International Climate Initiative and to create a more sustainable future by developing new technologies in the industrial sector.