ICDC Copper Conference 2025
Hilton Mumbai International Airport
Mumbai
Wednesday, 12th
February, 2025
Organised by
INDIAN
COPPER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
KOLKATA
“The objective of any organization is to maintain quality and to set long term goal. This is of utmost importance for a company to survive for a long time in this competitive world”, said Mr. Shreegopal Kabra, Managing Director of RR Kabel Ltd., while delivering his Keynote Address during the Opening Session of “ICDC Copper Conference 2025” organized by Indian Copper Development Centre (ICDC) in Mumbai on 12th February, 2025. He also said that companies should not set short term goal and insisted on aiming for setting long term goal and create a brand of their products.
Prior to his address Mr. Umang Jain, Executive Director, Agrawal Metal Works Pvt. Ltd. welcomed the participants. He mentioned that lot of opportunities are there for the growth of copper industry in the country but we need to keep pace with the technological developments and at the same time satisfy the requirements of Circular Economy, EPR & QCO.
Prior to his address Mr. Umang Jain, Executive Director, Agrawal Metal Works Pvt. Ltd. welcomed the participants. He mentioned that lot of opportunities are there for the growth of copper industry in the country but we need to keep pace with the technological developments and at the same time satisfy the requirements of Circular Economy, EPR & QCO.
The Opening Session concluded with the Vote of Thanks proposed by Dr. D. De Sarkar, CEO, ICDC.
During the Conference there were two Technical Sessions where the following papers were presented. The First Technical Session was chaired by Mr. Mahendra Mehta, Managing Director, Mercure Metals and Alloys Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. I. Mukherjee, Technical Manager, ICDC assisted him.
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· “Circular Economy Policies & Deciphering the Draft Indian EPR Policy in NF Metals”
by Dr. Sandeep Vakharia, Aashumi Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
· “Standardization and QCO in the Field of Copper & Copper Alloys”
by Mr. Vishal Kumar Rana, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi
· “Driving Quality and Maximizing Products with Seamless Operations”
by Mr. Stalin Stephen, Brightrod Engineering India Pvt. Ltd., Thane
· “Induction Billet Heater – Step Towards Green Revolution”
by Mr. M. K. Raijada, Pioneer Furnaces Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat
· “Directube : An Economic Alternative for Production of Copper Mother Tubes”
by Mr. Patrick Schneider, SMS Group GmbH, Germany
Mr. S. K. Mongia of Mongia Tooltech Pvt. Ltd., chaired the Second Technical Session and he was assisted by Dr. D. De Sarkar.
The following papers were presented during this session :
· “Innovation of Inline Scalping Machine in Horizontal Continuous Casting”
by Mr. Anil Walchale, Srishtech Metal Castings (I) Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh
· “Online Non-contact Thickness Measurement System”
by Mr.Vicky Kataria, Jasch Gauging Technologies Ltd., Sonipat
· “From Oxygen to Trace : Advanced Analysis of Pure Copper and Alloys with Arc/Spark OES”
by Mr. R. D. Suresh Kumar, Metal Power Analytical Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
· “Eddy Current Testing on Copper Bars / Tubes and Components”
by Mr. Shree Borgaonkar, Foerster Instruments India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
· “Challenges in Meeting Demand of CTC Conductors for Transformer Industry”
by Mr. Yogesh Kharat, APAR Industries Ltd., Silvassa