Jindal Steel and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) sign MoU to establish Centre of Excellence for Advanced Steel Solutions

Key facts

• Jindal Steel and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence for High-Strength, Value-Added and Value-Engineered Steel Products and Solutions at the IITH campus in Kandi, Sangareddy District, Telangana.
• The Centre will develop and demonstrate applications for high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steels that offer higher performance, lower material consumption, reduced weight, faster execution, improved durability and better lifecycle economics.
• Applications of the advanced steel solutions will span buildings and bridges, penstocks and large-diameter pipes, defence, yellow goods and heavy equipment, power plants, refineries, transportation, heavy engineering and other critical industrial applications.
• The Centre will collaborate with designers, consultants, engineers, fabricators, EPC companies, equipment manufacturers and project developers to facilitate the adoption of advanced steel grades.
• The initiative is aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047 and the need for sustainable infrastructure, and will also collaborate with government agencies and industry stakeholders to evaluate and scale the adoption of advanced steel solutions.