Digital Transformation Could Boost Indian Mining & Metals Competitiveness by 15%

Indian mining and metals companies can achieve efficiency improvements of 10-15 per cent through digitalisation and automation -- gains equivalent to those previously sought through import safeguard duties -- according to industry executives speaking at the FICCI's second Conference of Automation, Digitalisation & Technology Integration in Mining & Metals.

- TDG NETWORK

The productivity increases, which industry leaders say can pay for themselves within two years, come as India's mining & metals sector faces mounting pressure to compete globally while meeting stricter environmental standards ahead of the European Union's implementation of the carbon border adjustment mechanism.