RINL mulls cement plant to dispose byproducts

RINL may also enter into a long-term contract to supply these byproducts to prevent their accumulation that can lead to environmental issues.

"We may enter into a joint venture partnership for setting up a cement plant," the official said.

"Fly ash, a byproduct from our power plant, is getting accumulated which may create environmental issue in future. We may also enter long-term agreement for supplying these products. There will be clarity in a few days," the official

added.

"For the cement plant, we may require land from the government which is again a process involving Cabinet decisions and other procedures. The total cost for setting up cement plant is estimated to be around Rs 1,000 crore. It is still in premature stages," the official said.

Slag is a partially vitreous by-product of the process of smelting ore, which separates the desired metal fraction from the unwanted fraction.

Fly ash, is one of the residues generated in combustion, and comprises the fine particles and released in coal-fired power plants.

The setting up of a cement plant has become urgent in view of the capacity expansion of RINL from 3 million tonnes to 6.3

million tonnes.

RINL has ambitious plans to take up further expansion to 16 million tonnes by 2020.

According to the official, the steel plant produces around 1.8 million tonnes of slag every

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