Govt unveils steel scrap recycling policy to promote circular economy in steel sector

11 Nov 2019 Evaluate

With an aim to promote circular economy in the steel sector, Ministry of Steel has unveiled the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy. Ferrous Scrap being the primary raw material for EAF/IF based steel production, the policy envisages a framework to facilitate and promote establishment of metal scrapping centers in India. This will ensure scientific processing & recycling of ferrous scrap generated from various sources and a variety of products.

The policy framework will provide standard guidelines for collection, dismantling and shredding activities in an organized, safe and environmentally sound manner. Besides, the move also aims to produce high quality ferrous scrap for quality steel production thus minimizing the dependency on imports and to evolve a responsive ecosystem by involving all stakeholders.

The availability of scrap is a major issue in India and in 2017 the deficit was to the tune of 7 million tonne. This was imported at the cost of more than Rs 24,500 crore (approximately) in 2017-18. Thus, the scrapping policy will ensure that quality scrap is available for the steel industry.

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