Tata Steel has been awarded funding underneath the Indo-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) for two collaborative tasks targeted on accelerating decarbonisation within the metal and cement sectors. The ITP initiative is supported by LeadIT, the Department of Science and Technology (Government of India), and the Swedish Energy Agency, and is designed to fast-track the event of applied sciences that may allow deep emission reductions throughout heavy industries.
Under this programme, Tata Steel will lead two analysis and innovation tasks in partnership with educational establishments and know-how corporations from India and Sweden. This cross-border collaboration displays a shared dedication by each governments to help industrial transformation by science, know-how and joint innovation, significantly in sectors which might be central to the worldwide power transition.
Commenting on the partnership, Subodh Pandey, Vice President –Technology, R&D, NMB and Graphene, Tata Steel, stated: “Tata Steel is committed to pioneering disruptive technologies through active collaboration. Working with leading Indian and Swedish partners allows us to combine complementary strengths and accelerate technologies that can meaningfully reduce emissions. These projects reflect the direction in which industrial innovation needs to move – towards solutions that are science-led, collaborative and scalable.”
The first challenge, ‘MiCOBlast’, focuses on the event of a microwave plasma-assisted know-how for changing blast furnace off-gases into value-added merchandise. Working with IIT Hyderabad and Swedish associate – Green14, the challenge goals to show a viable pathway for industrial carbon utilisation by re-engineering the way in which carbon-rich gases are handled inside the steelmaking course of. By advancing this know-how in direction of pre-piloting readiness, the challenge has the potential to considerably cut back emissions from conventional ironmaking.
The second initiative, ‘Steel Slag Reborn’, addresses the useful resource effectivity problem throughout each the metal and cement worth chains. In collaboration with IIT ISM Dhanbad, J Okay Cement and Sweden’s Cemvision, the challenge will work on recovering high-value metallics from metal slag whereas changing the rest into sustainable supplementary cementitious materials. This dual-benefit strategy not solely reduces waste but additionally contributes to decreasing the carbon depth of cement—one of the vital emission-intensive supplies globally.
These tasks had been formally introduced at COP30 in Brazil, scheduled from November 15-17, 2025, underscoring their alignment with world local weather targets and the urgency of accelerating industrial decarbonisation. The official challenge kick-off occurred on the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi on December 8, 2025, marking the beginning of a two-country collaboration supported by sturdy scientific and technological capabilities.
The Indo–Sweden partnership represents greater than joint analysis; it marks a deepening of shared priorities between the 2 nations in shaping the following era of climate-smart industrial options. For Tata Steel, it reinforces a long-standing dedication to innovation-led decarbonisation and the assumption that collaboration throughout borders is crucial to constructing a low-carbon future for heavy industries worldwide.