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India-based industrial gas manufacturer INOX Air Products (INOXAP) has commissioned a cryogenic air separation unit (ASU) for Tata Steel’s steelmaking facility in Ludhiana, Punjab.
The fully automated plant will produce 280 tonnes per day (tpd) of air gases – oxygen, nitrogen, and argon – for high-grade steel production.
Tata Steel uses oxygen primarily for basic oxygen steelmaking while nitrogen is often used to create protective atmospheres to strengthen specific steel products.
Argon is used mainly as an inert shielding gas in addition to refining and decarburisation – removing carbon from molten steel.
Siddharth Jain, Managing Director at INOX Air Products, said, “By ensuring an uninterrupted, high-purity gas supply for this…electric arc furnace facility, we aim to directly contribute to a model of steel manufacturing that is cleaner, smarter, and more sustainable.”
According to the Indian government, the country has remained the world’s second-largest steel producer since 2018.
Market research suggests that its steel sector is the largest industrial emitter, contributing 10% to 12% of the country’s total carbon emissions.
In January, INOX Air Products announced plans to build a for Tata Steel in Odisha, India.
The plant is expected to produce 2,600 tonnes per day of air gases via two separate production trains within the same complex.
