Outotec to supply iron ore sinter plant for SAIL in India

Outotec has won an order from Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for the design and delivery of an iron ore sinter plant for SAIL's Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh. Outotec will implement the turnkey plant project in consortium with Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Outotec does not disclose the contract value, but typically technology solutions with corresponding scope range from € 20 to 25 million. The new sinter plant is part of SAIL's program of expanding the annual capacity of the Bhilai Steel Plant to 7 million t of crude steel. Outotec's scope covers engineering, supply of proprietary and special equipment as well as technical services for a sinter plant with annual capacity of 3.7 million t.

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