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 Rourkela Steel Plant in West Bengal. Outotec will implement the turnkey plant project in consortium with Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Outotec’s contract price exceeds EUR 25 million. The new sinter plant is part of SAIL’s program of expanding the annual capacity of the Rourkela Steel Plant by 2 million tonnes of crude steel. Outotec’s scope covers engineering, supply of proprietary and special equipment as well as technical services for a sinter plant with a reaction area of 360sq/m. Larsen & Toubro will cover engineering and supply of local mechanical, electrical and instrumentation works as well as complete site services including civil, structural and construction works. The new sinter plant is expected to become operational in 2011.
