The Tata Steel limited limited Indian plant, located in Gopalpur in the eastern state of Odisha, successfully moved from the use of oil for the furnace to thinner gas (LNG) for its energy needs, the company's statement said on Monday. Said.
The transition follows the agreement between the Tata Steel limited and the State Oil Refining Marketect of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), according to which the latter would provide a coordinated number of liquefied oil plant for the Gopalpur plant, which operates under the operation of Ferro Alloes and Minirals (FAMD) . More pure fuel for preliminary heating of chrome ore, which is used to produce chrome ore briquettes. Installation will allow the main specialists in steel to completely replace the use of the furnace oil as a fuel with natural gas, noting a converting step to a cleaner and more stable industrial operations.Previously, FAMD replaced the use of a natural gas oil (PNG) with its ferraoollei located in Jajpur, also in Odisha.