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National Initiative to Convert Waste Foundry Sand into Sustainable Highway Infrastructure

Sector: Road • Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Source: Devdiscourse

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Planned

CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) has launched a national initiative to convert Waste Foundry Sand (WFS), an industrial by-product from the foundry sector, into a high-performance material for road construction. The initiative involves a strategic R&D partnership with the Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) and Suyog Elements India Pvt. Ltd. to develop scalable, science-backed solu

Status
Prospective
Sector
Road, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Devdiscourse

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The project “National Initiative to Convert Waste Foundry Sand into Sustainable Highway Infrastructure” is an infrastructure initiative in the Road sector, located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Devdiscourse.

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2026-07-22

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CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) has launched a national initiative to convert Waste Foundry Sand (WFS), an industrial by-product from the foundry sector, into a high-performance material for road construction. The initiative involves a strategic R&D partnership with the Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) and Suyog Elements India Pvt. Ltd. to develop scalable, science-backed solutions for utilizing foundry sand waste from the Coimbatore industrial cluster, India's largest foundry hub. The project aims to reduce environmental impact, optimize costs, and promote green construction technologies in road infrastructure.

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Infrastructure

Location

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India

State

Tamil Nadu

City

Coimbatore

Source

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Sector

Road, Manufacturing (Industrial)

Article published date

2026-03-29

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