JSW Group, a prominent steel producer in India, has forged a strategic collaboration with Coolbrook, a pioneering technology and engineering company based in Finland. The partnership aims to implement Coolbrook’s RotoDynamic Heater (RDH) technology at JSW’s manufacturing sites, specifically the Vijayanagar Works, with a primary focus on achieving reduced CO2 emissions in steel and cement production.
The agreement, formalized at a ceremony in JSW’s Toranagal plant, Ballari district, involved the exchange of documents between P.K Murugan, President of JSW Steel Vijayanagar and Salem Works, and Joonas Rauramo, CEO of Coolbrook. The collaboration follows Coolbrook’s successful large-scale pilot tests for RDH technology on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in the Netherlands in 2023, showcasing its heat generation capabilities exceeding 1000°C.
In a joint press release, both companies highlighted the significance of the partnership, emphasizing the potential of RDH technology to contribute substantially to the decarbonization of JSW Group’s manufacturing processes. The collaboration involves the development of a roadmap to implement RDH technology progressively in JSW’s steel and cement manufacturing, aligning with the company’s ambitious sustainability goals to reduce CO2 emissions.
Mr. Murugan expressed optimism about the impact of RDH technology on the group’s decarbonization efforts, aligning with global sustainability initiatives. Mr. Rauramo underscored Coolbrook’s patented electric technology as a means of achieving significant decarbonization in steel production, emphasizing the reduction of fossil fuel dependency. The deployment of RDH technology in JSW Steel’s production is seen as a pivotal step towards a cleaner industrial era, showcasing the potential of electrification with clean energy in steel manufacturing processes.