News & Analysis - Leadership Group for Industry Transition

13 March 2025

New member Tecnored from Brazil expands the Group’s global footprint in the steel industry

Written by Jane Birch

Tecnored, from Brazil, has joined LeadIT, expanding the Group’s global footprint in the steel industry. With an extensive Research & Development (R&D) program, Tecnored has built a portfolio of innovative solutions for various steelmaking processes at different stages of development.

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An industrial plant in Brazil. The buildings are white against a blue sky. A road runs alongside the factory.

28 November 2024

Stakeholders show confidence as India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership makes progress

Written by Danny Chapman, Jane Birch

The progress that the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership has made in its first year, including bringing together stakeholders to identify key technologies and financial resources for decarbonization, was outlined at COP29.

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Panel discussion at the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) – Road to Belém event, hosted by LeadIT at COP29. L-R: Moderator Dominic Waughray, Executive Vice President, WBCSD, Ruchika Drall, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India, Elizabetta Albernaz, Manager, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Helen Ågren, Director, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden.

24 October 2024

Cement delegation visits Sweden

Written by Jane Birch

A delegation representing the Indian cement industry including manufacturers and trade associations accompanied by representation from the Indian government has visited Sweden on a fact finding visit hosted by LeadIT

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20 October 2024

India and Sweden the perfect match – driving policy, technology and finance for net zero

Written by Danny Chapman, Jane Birch

Decarbonizing the global cement and steel industries through partnerships enabled by LeadIT was top of the agenda at the India Sweden Innovation Day held in Stockholm.

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27 June 2024

Major steel manufacturer SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) joins LeadIT

Written by Jane Birch

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL), owned by the Indian Ministry of Steel has become the latest manufacturer to sign up to the vision and mission of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition.

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3 May 2024

India Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) the next steps

Written by Nadia Mondini, Felipe Sanchez

On April 22, the India – Sweden Industry Transition Partnership successfully kicked off its work at its inaugural meeting held in New Delhi. Here Felipe Sanchez and Nadia Mondini from the LeadIT Secretariat take a closer look at the work of the ITP and key takeaways from New Dehli.

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