A joint meeting was held under the chairmanship of H D Kumaraswamy and Sarbananda Sonowal to discuss the usage of recycled ship steel, with a focus on expanding its application to additional sectors.
On September 16, 2026 at 8:10PM, a joint meeting was convened under the chairmanship of H D Kumaraswamy, Minister of Steel & Heavy Industries and Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss and review the utilization of steel derived from the recycling of ships.
Attendees included key stakeholders such as the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), and the Ship Recycling Industries Association (SRIA). The gathering aimed to scrutinize the existing regulatory framework and seek opportunities for employing secondary steel produced from ship recycling.
The discussions focused on broadening the scope of application for recycled ship steel, with the objective of increasing value generation from ship recycling and bolstering India’s status as a leading global hub for ship recycling.
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