A new traveling-grate sinter plant with an annual production capacity of approximately 5.75 million tons is planned as part of a 13.2-million-ton-per-year integrated steel plant. The sintering operation will agglomerate iron-bearing materials for downstream steel production while incorporating waste heat recovery and off-gas recirculation technologies designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
JSW Utkal Steel Limited has awarded SMS group a contract to supply the sinter plant for its new greenfield integrated steelworks in Odisha, India. SMS group, a metals industry equipment and technology supplier with its North American headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will provide the design, engineering, and equipment package, including electrical systems and Level 1 and Level 2 automation. The sinter plant will have a strand area of 496 square meters (5,339 feet).
The plant will feature SMS group’s Emmission- and Energy-Optimized Sintering (EOS) technology, which recirculates off-gases and recovers waste heat. The system is designed to reduce SOx and CO2 emissions, lower solid fuel consumption, and improve plant efficiency.
The scope also includes Optimus Sinter, a digital solution designed to optimize fuel consumption, stabilize production, and provide real-time process information. The facility will be the third sinter plant of this scale within the JSW Group.
Commissioning is scheduled for May 2028.
Press release is available in its original form here.
Main image: Contract signing ceremony. From left to right: Namra Tazeen Farooqui, Corporate Commercial, JSW Steel Limited; Vikas Srivastava, Commercial Head, CAPEX Procurement, JSW Steel Limited; Dipankar Guha, Commercial Sales, SMS India Private Limited; Ajay Shah, Sales, SMS Agglomeration India Private Limited. | Image Credit: SMS group
