5 vol 9 no 1 february 2006 iim metal news dr tk roy tata chair professor department of metallurgy & materials engineering bengal science university shibpur howrah 711 103 and director mn dastur school 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012 14th prof a k seal memorial lecture 2005 introduction the steel sun had fortune to witness glorious marathon race billion ton mark in 2004 also satisfaction observe its seven times champion asian dragon reach beyond 200 million expectation has been growing stretched as demands almost all countries even dormant developed spiraling thus creating long term pressure regard sustainability many expressed agony while feeling ecstasy unprecedented surge allied activities these are concerning meeting fast demand on raw particularly reductant not so acutely far oxide feed besides infrastructure transportation power etc this paper tries highlight agonizing situation respect for iron making queen till today is undoubtedly blast furnace question which arising
