India’s government-run iron ore miner NMDC Limited’s research and development (R&D) center has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Hyderabad) for collaboration on green steel, ironmaking technologies and critical minerals, a joint statement said on Friday, February 27.
The partnership aims to strengthen innovation-driven solutions that support sustainable steel production and enhance India’s resource resilience. The collaboration will focus on developing next-generation ironmaking processes, low-carbon technologies and efficient utilization of mineral resources in alignment with global sustainability goals, the statement said.
Under the MoU, NMDC Limited and IIT-Hyderabad will jointly undertake research projects, technology development and pilot projects on:
- green steel and low-emission iron making,
- beneficiation and value addition of critical minerals,
- process optimization and waste reduction, and
- circular economy approaches in mining and metallurgy.