Iron And Steel Industry In India: An Overview
                     Iron And Steel Industry In India: An 
Overview
Neel Rao
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Regardless of the country you think of, the iron and steel industry is bound to form 
the spine of its infrastructure. India is no exception, and over the years, this industry 
has significantly bolstered the overall infrastructure of the country. Iron and steel are 
used in the industrialization process. With rapid urbanization, the demand for these 
materials continues to rise.
You must be knowing, in all sorts of manufacturing and construction activities, iron 
and steel find their usage. These are some of the basic components of metal and 
electrical products. Besides, they are used in various machinery, agricultural and 
transport equipment, house building and capital goods.
Industrial fans are used in the production process of iron and steel extensively. 
Before coming to that, you should know that the manufacturing process of steel 
involves two ways. Coal, iron ore and limestone are put into the blast furnace to 
produce the materials. Alternatively, existing scrap of steel can also be used to 
produce fresh steel in electric arc furnaces. In both these processes, some hazardous 
materials are produced as waste. These need to be eliminated from the working 
environment.
The production process of iron and steel involves the use of centrifugal fans. 
Particularly, these industrial process fans come handy in applications like drying, 
cleaning, heating, combustion, exhausting and cooling.
How The Indian Iron And Steel Industry Stands In The World?
• As of 2018, India ranked second in the world after China in the production of crude 
steel. After the US and China, India is also the third-largest consumer of finished 
steel. Besides, India happens to be the largest sponge iron producer in the world.
• Over the years, the production of finished steel has been increasing in India. The 
domestic market for iron and steel also looks healthy. After several enabling and 
conducive governmental policy interventions, a new development stage has been 
benefitting the growth of this industry. The economy has also resurged, and the 
demand for iron and steel is high.
• In 2017, the government came up with the National Steel Policy. This marked the 
long-term growth of the steel industry in India. Both the demand and supply of iron 
and steel are increasing over the years in India. Besides, the government has allowed 
as much as 100% FDI in the iron and steel sector.
• Apart from this, the government has come up with a policy, which gives preference 
for the procurement of iron and steel manufactured in India.
Domestic Scenario
• In 2018-19, the crude and finished steel production in India was around 106.56 MT 
and 131.57
• MT, respectively.
• By 2021, the steel production in India is likely to increase to 128.6 MT from 106.56 
MT.
• India exported 6.36 MT of steel in 2018-19. During this phase, the imports and 
exports of finished steel were around 5.07 MT and 5.75 MT, respectively.
• The demand for steel in India expected to increase by more than 7% in 2019-20 
and 2020-21.
Use Of Industrial Fans In Iron And Steel Production
Steel is manufactured using two different methods. In both these methods, in the 
production process several industrial centrifugal fans are required.  When the ore 
pellets are heated and dried, the process requires industrial centrifugal fans. These 
industrial process fans are required for providing combustion air to burn coke, help 
in the handling of undersized dust particles as well as for removing and cleaning the 
waste gases.  The industrial process fans are also required to cool the products and 
remove excess heat.
The variants of industrial process fans that are used in producing iron and steel 
include pelletizing fans, booster fans, coke oven fans, exhaust fans, furnace fans, and 
sinter plant fans.
The conditions in the plants are quite harsh with high temperatures, therefore iron 
and steel manufacturing companies need to buy industrial fans from reputed 
manufacturers to withstand the difficult conditions and ensure the production 
happens continuously and smoothly.
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