K I C METALIKS LIMITED (formerly known as Kajaria Iron Castings Limited) founded in the year 1986 is a listed public limited company. It commissioned the pig iron unit in the heart of steel city Durgapur in February 1998 with installed capacity of 1,08,000 MT of pig iron per annum. It was the first green field industry of this region amongst medium scale industries. Further under a drive of forward integration, a Grey Cast Iron Foundry for export of castings to Western Countries and a Cement Unit were set up which started production in the year 1999 and 2001 respectively.
KICML is having a Mini Blast Furnace of a capacity of 1,65,000 TPA for manufacturing hot metal. Built on TATA Korf Technology, the MBF was upgraded to produce 1,65,000 MT of hot metal per annum in comparison to 1,10,000 MTPA earlier using state of art technology which ensures higher productivity, reduction in consumption of iron ore and improved quality parameters.
The liquid hot metal is produced through reduction of iron ore in the furnace and is casted in moulds to solidify in the form of ingots or ‘pigs’ about 2 foot long and 3-4 inches thick.
In the present day scenario, the mini steel plants, as a move of backward integration, are installing sinter plants to feed the MBF. The reason behind this trend is to produce marketable hot metal/pig iron at low cost. Also cost of iron ore lumps which is a major raw material for producing pig iron is much higher as compared to cost of iron ore fines and hence production and use of sinter in MBF reduces the cost of production of hot metals. Further, charging Sinter into Blast Furnace also increases its productivity and helps in utilization of other steel plants wastes.
At K I C Metaliks Limited, we integrated backward by setting up state-of-the-art technology, the Annular Sinter Plant with a capacity of 3,36,600 MTPA, where it would convert the iron ore fines and coke fines into coarsed grained iron ore sinter for charging the blast furnace.
Sintering process would benefit the Company in terms of reduction into the cost of production of pig iron and would also eliminate the charging process of raw limestone and dolomite into the Blast Furnace to a certain extent. Further, it also aids the conversation of iron-ore by utlising iron-ore fines which are otherwise sold in the market at throw away prices.
Pig Iron generates a huge amount of waste heat/gas during the production process. The total heat/gas generated is not utilized fully but 45% is discharged through the exit gases through chimney and many hazardous gases are released into atmosphere through this waste heat/gas. These gases cause dangerous health problems to people living in surrounding areas to these industries and contribute largely to global warming. But this waste heat/gas when trapped and converted to steam results in effective power generation & efficient usage of our resources and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Keeping the above advantages in view, K I C Metaliks has set up a 4.7 MW Blast Furnace Gas based Captive Power Plant. This power generation will meet the partial electric energy requirement of the Company and would also reduce its dependence on the power supplied by DPL.
At K I C Metaliks our investments in captive power generation capacity are both a measure of our fundamental strength and an insurance against the rising energy costs. The main advantages offered by this plant can be listed as – clean power generation and no production of green house & polluting gases.
( Chairman & Managing Director )
A global economic order, the rapid rate of technological advancement, the information revolution, all have opened new series of challenges as well as opportunities. The ability to innovate and the capacity to adapt to latest technologies are going to be the forte in the new century. As the most experienced pig iron producing company in Eastern India, KIC, enjoys a history of more than half a century of Innovation, Technology, Manufacturing and Market Leadership.
KIC Metaliks is growing sustainably on the right path providing sustainable and top-notch quality products to clients worldwide. The main USP of the pig iron of KIC Metaliks is its unique size which aids in the ready sale of the products, making the Company a leading pig iron producer in Eastern India. It also produces Portland slag cement which uses slag, a byproduct of the pig iron plant, as its major raw material.
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