Shri Arun Kumar Agrawal
Director(Technical)
Shri Arun Kumar Agrawal has taken over as the Director(Technical) of MECON on 01st June 2020.
Born on 2nd May 1963, Shri Agrawal, a 1985 metallurgical engineering graduate from Institute of Technology, Benaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), now IIT-BHU, Varanasi, joined MECON Limited in the year 1986 as Management Trainee (Technical) after one year stint in Aditya Birla Group Hindustan Aluminium Co. (Hindalco) at Renukoot.
He joined in the Iron Making Division of MECON and has been deeply involved in basic engineering & design, detail engineering, consultancy and project management and site services of various Iron Making Projects particularly DR (Direct reduction) projects – both coal and gas based. In Blast Furnace area, he was the co-ordinator for NMDC BF in Nagarnar and 1.2 Mtpa BF Complex of PTKS, Indonesia. He was involved in engineering of no. of coal & gas based DR projects, most prominent being world’s first syngas based DR plant in Angul for JSPL.
He has nearly 34 years of varied and rich experiences in Iron & Steel technology, conceptualisation of project along the entire value chain and development of process flow sheets, making and guiding preparation of multitudes of reports, etc. Besides he has been rendering expert services to Ministry of Steel (MoS) by being part of several committees, policy and norms formulation and their subsequent regulation as well as handling of diverse technical queries. In the process he has immensely contributed to the development and growth of Indian Steel Industry.
Shri Agrawal has exposure in all business verticals ofMECON Limited, both technical & commercial. Besides ferrous areas, he also has exposure to non-ferrous area covering aluminium industry. He has displayed strategic insight and business acumen for future business opportunities and has constantly explored possibility of strategic tie-ups with companies for enhancing company’s business prospects.
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