Tata Steel consumes electricity, coal, furnace oil and other such sources of energy for production. Through an intensive energy saving campaign the specific energy consumption of the Company has seen a drop from 45.39 G. Joules/tonne to 29.52 G. Joules/ tonne of crude steel during 2003-04. Its initiatives include modernisation of plant and machinery, use of fuel substitutes, recovery and re-use of by-products as well as retirement of old units.
   

Indirect energy use due to product life cycle management and use of energy-intensive materials

Product life cycle energy usage is difficult to capture in case of steel products. Iron ore and coal, the major raw material used for steel manufacture, are highly energy intensive due to the presence of high alumina, silica and phosphorous content in iron ore and high phosphorous content in coal. Results of the Life Cycle Assessment is carried out as per IISI guidelines using ECOBILAN TEAM Software on a yearly basis for environmental burdens associated with steel at Tata Steel. Its scope is from mining activities to despatch of Hot Rolled Steel at the gate of the Jamshedpur factory.