Steel industry looks to leverage AI in value chain
India’s steel industry is exploring artificial intelligence (AI) applications across its value chain to boost efficiency, cut costs, improve quality, and strengthen global competitiveness.
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New Delhi: Steel industry stakeholders will gather on Monday to discuss ways to ensure the sector's growth using artificial intelligence (AI) in value chain, financing for green transition and increasing raw material availability. The discussions will be part of the two-day Steel Conclave 2025 to be held on September 8-9 in the national capital in presence of Union Steel Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, Minister of State (MoS) for Heavy Industries and Steel. "The event will cover leadership for growth of the steel industry, leveraging AI in the steel value chain, increasing iron ore availability for Aatmanirbharta, and financing steel's transition to green growth," apex industry body Indian Steel Association (ISA) said in a statement. Besides, the leaders will also discuss measures to decarbonising the sector, price risk management, logistics and infrastructure efficiency.