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RHI Magnesita seeks policy measures for refractory

raw material supply security of India

RHI Magnesita, the Austrian maker (TMEDA)
of refractory products, systems, and
solutions, has appealed to the Govern-
ment of India for strategic policy initia-
tives to diversify the sourcing of critical
refractory grade minerals to ensure raw DIETHYL HYDROXYLAMINE 85% & 98%
material supply security.

This was pressed upon by Mr. Gus- DEHA 85% & 98%
tavo Franco, Chief Customer Offi cer of
the company, during the ‘India-Austria
Business Meet’ held recently as part of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit MONO, DI, TRI
to Austria. The company has also
requested policy measures to restrict the DIETHYL TOLUAMIDE
environmentally harmful landfi lling of
used refractories and to promote recyc- DEET
ling, which in turn ensures the avail-
ability of secondary raw materials for
the industry and contributes towards
building a circular economy.
diversifi ed sourcing network for supply level up the reuse of important raw
Parmod Sagar, Managing Director security to ensure long term sustain- materials and push recycling, it said.
and CEO of RHI Magnesita India Ltd. ability of the ‘Make in India’ drive.”
said, “Refractory products and solu- India is already a pioneer in recycling Mr. Parmod informed that RHI
tions are critical for production of in the refractories sector due to its low Magnesita India has committed approxi-
steel, cement, glass, aluminium, energy reserves of raw materials. However, there mately Euro 400-mn (Rs. 3,600-cr) of
and all such products that require high is still enormous potential, as thousands phased investment by FY2026 to build
temperature manufacturing processes. of tonnes of used but valuable refrac- and modernise its production capacity
India, purely for geological reasons, tory material is thrown into landfi lls. in India. Out of this, it has spent about
lacks domestic sources for critical raw Euro 300-mn in last two years in India
materials like refractory grade magne- RHI Magnesita has asked for pre- for building local capacity. It now has
site and alumina. With very high import ventive policy measure on landfi lling. more than 500,000 tons of local refrac-
dependency, it is imperative to have a This would protect the environment, tory production capacity in India.

L&T subsidiary forms company in Uzbekistan

Larsen & Toubro International FZE, med about the formation of ‘Larsen & of engineering, supply, civil, installa-
a wholly owned step-down subsidiary Toubro CIS Foreign Enterprise Limited tion, testing & commissioning works.
of engineering giant, Larsen & Toubro Liability Company’.
(L&T), has announced the incorpora- L&T CIS is a newly formed subsi- STAR EXPORT HOUSE
tion of a company in Uzbekistan. “L&T CIS is formed for the busi- diary company and no investment has GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED
ness of Engineering Procurement & been made as of this date,” the com-
In a stock exchange fi ling, L&T infor- Construction (EPC) including all kinds pany said in the fi ling.

140 Chemical Weekly July 23, 2024

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