A setback for the business sector. A panel from the Steel Ministry rejects the idea of using shipbreaking plates to make TMT bars.

According to reports, a committee appointed by the Indian Steel Ministry has rejected the use of ship-breaking steel plates in the production of TMT bars, also known as rebars. The proposal's non-standard offerings and lack of more comprehensive data are viewed as the main grounds for rejection.

The committee was unable to "conclude and devise a SoP ( Standard Operating Procedure) for usage of ship plates without testing of chemical composition," according to the recommendations that Businessline reviewed. Shipbreakers are advised to be able to "sell the plates along with grade certificate and chemistry."
The committee was made up of representatives from Gujarat Maritime Board, MSTC Ltd., Ship Recycling Industries Association, Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI), Bureau of Indian Standards, MECON, NISST, and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW).
The committee members stated that ship sides and bottom plates were subject to "different types of stress" in different directions after visiting and gathering samples from Gujarat's Alang, the largest ship-breaking yard in Asia. Additionally, it stated that the samples were inadequate for representing hulls in areas that were above, mid-ship, or underwater.