Union Minister of Steel Shri Ram Chandra Prasad on April 28 dedicated India’s largest 1.4 MTPA capacity rebar mill to the nation at Jindal Steel’s 6 MTPA integrated Steel Complex in Angul, Odisha.
- The Minister also inspected the functioning of India’s first and only coal gasification-based 2 MTPA DRI (Direct Reduced Iron) Plant at Jindal Steel, Angul.
- Angul coal gasification plant is equipped with carbon capture technology and is already capturing approximately 2,000 tonnes of Co2 per day, helping Jindal Steel to reduce its carbon footprint significantly .
About Rebar mill
- Steel reinforcement bars or rebars are used to improve the tensile strength of the concrete, since concrete is very weak in tension, but is strong in compression.
- Steel is only used as rebar because elongation of steel due to high temperatures (thermal expansion coefficient) nearly equals to that of concrete.
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