Asansol Refractory Industries (West Bengal)

Introduction

Asansol refractory cluster, located in West Bengal state, employs downdraft kilns for the production process. These refractory industries mainly use coal and petcoke for their thermal energy requirements. Electricity is used in raw material processing.

Production Manufacturers

Various refractory products like refractory blocks and bricks, insulation bricks, ladle, refractory mortar, ramming mass, burner quarl, bottom pouring, etc.

Number of MSMEs

67 (downdraft-61; tunnel-5; chamber-1)

Energy consumption

Low

Main fuels

Coal, petcoke, electricity

Production & turnover

155,700 tpy

Total energy consumption (toe)

23,411 toe: thermal - 23205 toe; electrical - 206 toe

Leading industry association(s)

• Refractory Manufacturers Association (Asansol)

Cluster Profile with older data (2015–16), based on study by TERI under the TERI–SDC EESE project’):

https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Asansol-Refractory-Industries-West%20Bengal.pdf

Other resources

• Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) https://www.cgcri.res.in/

Source:

Data pertains to 2020–21, gathered through a study by TERI under the BEE project titled ‘Energy and resource mapping of MSME clusters in India’