Tata Steel says that its new pig iron product, Tata Ferroshots, is gaining traction in the Indian market, Kallanish learns from a company press release.

The granulated pig iron product was launched in March 2016 from the Indian steelmaker’s new plant in Kalinganagar.

The company has now commenced rail despatches of Ferroshots it confirms. This will make the material available “… Pan India” it says. The first Rake was flagged off on 12 September.

Tata Ferroshots is granulated pig iron solidified by cooling in water. The end use of Tata Ferroshots is in electric arc furnaces, induction furnaces, cupolas, basic oxygen furnaces and foundries as a replacement for pig iron, scrap or direct reduced iron. Its inherent properties lead to better yield, higher productivity and lower energy cost.