TK Chand, director (commercial), of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) informed that the shutdown of many steel rolling mills in Andhra Pradesh would affect the sale of VSP in 2012-13. It is learnt that about two-thirds of the steel rolling mills in the state are shut while production in the remaining mills dropped by more than 50 per cent because of acute powe
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Investment in infra holds key for steel demand
Experts and industry bodies feel that steel demand may not pick up in the country unless the government realises its targeted investment of $1 trillion in infrastructure sector during 2012-17 (12th five-year plan). In order to attain this target, government must address regulatory hurdles, delays in project execution, amo
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Weakness in rupee may hit margins of steel firms
Credit ratings agency India Ratings expects the margins of firms producing flat steel through the blast furnace route to come under pressure if the rupee depreciates further against dollar. Therefore, the agency expects profit margin of these producers to remain under pressure in 2013, even after effec
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JSW Steel yet to sign final pact on steel project
JSW Steel is reportedly dragging its feet in signing a final development agreement with the state government for its proposed 10 million tonne (mn t) steel plant at Salboni, West Bengal. Once the agreement is signed, the company will be given a definite timeframe to commission the plant in the s
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Ore price rises on expectation of supply disruption
Since early December, the price of spot iron ore rose around 33 percent and it is said to be trading almost at a 15-month high because of expectation of supply disruption. Traders expect that iron ore export from Australia, leading ore exporter, may be affected by the upcoming cyclo
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JSW Steel to benefit from merger of JSW Ispat
JSW Steel Chairman Sajjan Jindal expects a lot of synergy in operation and economies of scale from the merger of JSW Ispat with itself. The company could implement brown-field expansion at Vijayanagar in Karnataka and Dolvi in Maharashtra, Jindal said
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SAIL produces 10.7 mn t hot metal in 9 months
Production of hot metal stood at 10.7 mn t for Steel Authority of India (SAIL) during April-December (2012-13), while that of crude steel was at 10.09 mn t. Its output increased 2 per cent to 9.25 million tonne (mn t) during this period, over the same period in 2011-12. During the period under review, the company said the rate of growth in the saleable steel production at par with the g
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Oil firms reject proposal of state govt
The request of the Jammu and Kashmir government to state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to open new gas agencies at 1,800 locations was rejected by these firms. Instead, OMCs identified only 102 locations for new gas agencies across the state. It is learnt that twice these companies rejected the state governmentĆās proposal
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PPAC cuts growth forecast of fuel sales
Data released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) shows that fuel sales in the country may grow 5.2 percent in 2012-13, down from its earlier projection of 6.1 percent. In 2011-12, the sales grew 5 percent and the country consumed 148.13 million tonne of fuel, data show
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IOC says Paradip project attains 90% progress
MM Vijaywargiya, Executive Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) informed reporters that the Paradip Refinery Project (PDRP) achieved about 90 per cent progress so far and is expected to be commissioned in phases from September, 2013. Once commissioned, the refinery could produce 5.97 mn t diesel, 3.4 mn t petrol, 1.45 mn t kerosene, 536,