Summary
With a plant to be built in Himachal Pradesh, Green Trek uses 100% pollution-free procedures and emits minimal greenhouse gases
It uses clean combustion techniques to trim the waste into a metal with 99.6% iron content which can then be reused by several industries
Green Trek, a start-up incubated by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, has developed a method to use green technology, no electricity or furnace and completely pollution-free techniques to convert waste from steel mills into usable products.
Green Trek is a Jammu and Kashmir-based start-up founded by Satinder Nath Gupta and his son Sandeep Gupta.
Steel mills generate a vast amount of waste, most of which gets thrown into landfills contributing to environmental pollution.
According to officials, the team uses clean combustion techniques to trim the waste into a metal with high iron content which can then be reused by industries like shipbuilding, stone crushing plants, oil and gas plants and power plants.
“We are working on a circular economy model by utilising extractive metallurgy whereby greenhouse gases are reduced, and a sustainable waste management process is put in place,” said Sandeep.
“The method we have devised uses less energy, uses no electricity or furnace and is 100% pollution-free, and emitting minimal greenhouse gases. The end product is a molten metal with an iron content of 99.6%, which is then mixed with other metals to make various kinds of high-value steel and alloy castings used in a range of industries,” he added.
Green Trek aims to manufacture quality green steel products by leveraging cutting edge technology and pioneer solid waste management in India and abroad.
The team signed an MoU to set up a permanent plant in Himachal Pradesh which will cater to leading companies such as Ultratech, ACC and Ambuja Cement. The objective of this MoU is to facilitate Green Trek to set up a green steel recycling unit for the supply of spares to the locally based heavy industries such as cement plants and stone crushers by minimising greenhouse gases through its unique process of manufacture.
According to Sandeep, the government in this regard would facilitate all necessary approvals, licences and help Green Trek as and when required.
Caption: Incubated in IIT Mandi, Green Trek, is a Jammu and Kashmir-based start-up that uses extractive metallurgy to address the problem of pollution.
Last updated on 28 Mar 2022
