Bangladesh’s steel industry is going from strength to strength, thanks to the construction boom and implementation of mega infrastructure projects in the country. A decade ago consumption of steel was 1.6 million tonnes and last year it stood tall at about 7.5 million tonnes, according to a report. There are about 40 active steel manufacturers, who altogether have the capacity to manufacture 9 million tonnes a year. Of them, Abul Khair Steel (AKS) is one among the major brands, which meets more than half the demand of steel in the country.
Being one of the most trusted brands in Bangladesh, AKS is also the largest multi-diversified steel manufacturing unit in South East Asia. AKS’s integrated resource and environmental considerations allow a steady reduction in the energy and resource consumption by increasing the efficiency of resource utilisation, waste reduction, resource recovery and recycling.
Taking a step forward in sustainability and energy conservation, AKS has adopted Thermax’s energy-efficient absorption cooling technology. Thermax successfully commissioned two double effect steam driven vapour absorption chillers of 250 TR each. Steam, the driving heat source for the chillers, is recovered from the Thermax waste heat recovery boiler, which otherwise was getting emitted into the atmosphere.
The vapour absorption chillers provide chilled water at 7oC and the same is used for air conditioning the 50,000 sq.f.t area comprising of office buildings, the switchgear and control rooms at their captive power plant of a total capacity of 60 MW. Harish Uppoor, Sr. General Manager, Abul Khair Steel comments about the significant savings that AKS has attained using Thermax’s energy efficient chillers.
“With the use of Thermax’s chillers, we are saving $7000-8000 per month compared to an electrical chiller.” – Harish Uppoor, Sr. General Manager, Abul Khair Steel, Bangladesh.
AKS saves 1.34 million units of electricity and reduces carbon emissions by 1,286.4 tonnes annually. With the energy-efficient and sustainable product offerings, Thermax harnesses waste heat, brings in significant savings and promotes green cooling.
Our smart and energy-efficient steam driven vapour absorption chiller is an alternative for conventional electrical chiller. The product is available in capacity ranging from 50 to 3500 TR.
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