Tata Steel becomes first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities to develop steel pipes for transportation of hydrogen

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- Tata Steel had become India's first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities to develop pipes for the transportation of hydrogen, marking a significant milestone towards achieving the country's National Hydrogen Mission.

The API X65 ERW pipes processed at Tata Steel's Khopoli plant, using the steel manufactured at the Company's Kalinganagar plant, successfully achieved all the critical properties required for hydrogen transportation. The hydrogen qualification tests were carried out at RINA-CSM S.p.A, Italy, a leading approving agency for hydrogen-related testing and characterisation. The new hydrogen-compliant API X65 grade pipes can be used for the transportation of 100% pure gaseous hydrogen under high p...