Q1. With reference to the EASyMelt blast-furnace decarbonisation deal announced by Tata Steel on April 21, 2026, consider the following statements: 1) The first deployment will be at Tata Steel's 'E' Blast Furnace at Jamshedpur Works in Jharkhand. 2) The agreement was signed with Paul Wurth, S.A., a Luxembourg company that is part of SMS Group GmbH. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Both statements are correct. The first industrial-scale EASyMelt deployment will take place at the 649-cubic-metre 'E' Blast Furnace at Tata Steel's Jamshedpur Works in Jharkhand. The definitive agreements were signed with Paul Wurth, S.A. of Luxembourg, which is part of SMS Group GmbH. The project targets over 50 per cent CO2 emission reduction.