RaipurSmall mills make 40% of India’s steel, heavily on coal.
Urla and Siltara’s clusters support tens of thousands of workers on tight margins.
Coal-based sponge iron emits 2.7-3.1 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water estimates.
Saurabh Agrawal, president of Raipur steelmaker Real Ispat & Power, calls the way forward “a bit confusing.”
Government and overseas markets will require smaller producers to invest in cleaner technology, efficiency gains or new fuels.
How each outlet framed it
- Dialogue Earth
- foregrounds how small/medium steelmakers (40% of India's crude steel production) rely heavily on coal for DRI production, operate on tight margins, and face precarious position in green transition
Sources: Dialogue Earth