Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2020, Vol. 8, No. 6, 505-508 Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/8/6/24 Published by Science and Education Publishing DOI:10.12691/aees-8-6-24 Eco-Efficiency of Metallurgical Value Added Process Facilities for Sustainable Production A. Ayyakkannu, P.S. Kumar * , P.C. Naganoor, Basavaraj Hatti Department of Mineral Processing, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli-Sandur, Karnataka-583119, India *Corresponding author: Received September 20, 2020; Revised October 22, 2020; Accepted October 29, 2020 Abstract This study aims to analyze the practices of iron ore pelletizing and Pig iron manufacturing units; considered as major value-added process facilities of iron and steel manufacturing plants. To achieve the concepts of cleaner production and sustainability demands, estimation of eco-efficiency of value-added process facility (VAPF). The technical procedure adopted was the case study; the data collection was done through direct observation and literature review. The main results were obtained from the analysis of company reports available to the public. The study concludes that the eco-efficiency of value-added process facilities increases when the VAPF adopts the utilization policy to make the ancillary products of higher market value. The existing value-added process facility shows the 74% eco-efficiency whereas the VAPF 4 shows 85% Eco-efficiency. Keywords: sustainability, value added, efficiency, pelletization, economic variables Cite This Article: A. Ayyakkannu, P.S. Kumar, P.C. Naganoor, and Basavaraj Hatti, “Eco-Efficiency of Metallurgical Value Added Process Facilities for Sustainable Production.” Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, vol. 8, no. 6 (2020): 505-508. doi: 10.12691/aees-8-6-24. 1. Introduction The concept of sustainable development is attained major importance after the Earth Summit, held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. Formation of a sustainable economy in the industry of acquiring mineral resources, and the creation of new methodologies for the development of conditional values, which can be used as a tool for the measure of the sustainability of standalone port-based pellet plants of India. Maximize the profit by maximizing production and minimizing the cost of production is a general concept of every industry [1,2,3]. Nearly 70-80% of the total cost of pig iron and steel products manufacturing units invites raw materials which are higher than the cumulative amount for Men, Machines, and other expenses [4]. Studies reveal that adding the social and economic dimensions one needs to recognize that, minerals and metals are currently indispensable for availing global society of the goods and services that make up our modern lifestyle. The industry appears now solidly focused on maximizing the contribution of mining and minerals to the sustainable development of society at large and in particular the communities in which it operates. Mineral's beneficiation activities involve basic operations like crushing, milling, and beneficiation of the mined ore, and extractive metallurgy involves the use of the high-temperature source to produce elemental metal. The continuous demand fluctuations in the Steel market have increased the difficulty for the steel manufacturer to match the raw materials requirements in terms of the right quantity, right time without compromising the quality at the cheapest price [5]. The standalone pellet and pig iron plants of India are facing scenario problems with their capital assets. Most of the standalone pellet and pig iron manufacturing facility location facilities of India are not having captive mines and need to depend on high-grade iron ore resources [6]. Mines and beneficiation facilities were located in the Western Ghats in India, which subsequently ceased and metallurgical capital assets are located at a major port on the west coast of the Karnataka region [7]. To augment the present assets outsourcing of primary high-value resources like iron ore, lump-fine, and coke and secondary resources like power, water, furnace oil, and fluxes. Both the high value primary and secondary resources are transported by Land and Waterway Modes of Raw Materials Transportation Facilities (LWMRMTF). Figure 1 shows the general flow of operations in the pellet and pig iron plants. The Literatures review highlights various tools and methodologies used to incorporate sustainability considerations for mineral processing operations [8]. The wide range of tools and methodologies are without a consistent, integrated approach to support the mineral industry in incorporating a greater level of sustainability in the design process [9]. Such shortcomings can be resolved by eco-efficiency. Eco-efficiency is used for sustainable manufacturing [10]. The eco-efficiency indicates how the inputs are used by the system. As per geo - metallurgy, mining, and mineral processing can be considered as the methodologies to prepare input resources and metallurgy as output manufacturing. Therefore, the eco-efficiency is considered as the equilibrium between input resources and output products.