For the purpose of long-term project funding, Electrosteel Steels (ESL) plans to raise Rs 2,300 crore through a debt syndication with a consortium of bankers led by State Bank of India (SBI) for its Bokaro steel project. The arm of Electrosteel Castings is in the process of implementing a 2.51 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) integ
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NMCC asked to probe import from China
Following complaints from industry players, the Standard Board of Safeguards asked National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) to study the impact of import of raw materials for stainless steel products from China. NMCC is asked to study the impact of such imports on the competitiveness of the user industry of the product under consideration. The Board has also sought clarifi
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AOSF urges govt, miners to supply stocked ore
All Odisha Steel Federation (AOSF) urged the state government and miners to liquidate idle iron ore stock and thereby resolve what it claims the "artificial crisis of iron ore". AOSF claims that there is 100 million tonne (mn t) of iron ore stacked up at different mine leases in the state and even the Shah Commission of enquiry has drawn the attention of the government and mine owners on this
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High cost causes Tata Steel to post consolidated loss
For the quarter ending September 2012, the Tata Steel posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 363.9 crore
compared to a net profit of Rs 212 crore for the year-ago period. The company attributed losses to lower steel prices and higher raw material costs, coupled with the poor performance of its Europe division, Tata Steel Europe, whic
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Tata Steel expects phase I of steel project by March 2014
Tata Steel expects to operationalise three million tonne steel plant in the first phase of its six million tonne greenfield steel project at Kalinga Nagar, by March 2014. This is despite the fact that the company has not been able to get raw material security for the project as allotments of mines are yet to come through. The project is co
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Players can submit bids for pipeline projects on March 21
Media reports suggest that interested parties can submit bids for laying a 300-km gas pipeline connecting Reliance IndustriesĆ¢ā¬ā¢ coal bed methane production site in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, to Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh
on March 21. Reports quoted a Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) official as saying that the board would start selling the bid documents on
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Srei Infrastructure sees IDF in 2 months
Having received approval from the Sebi for setting up an infra debt fund (IDF) through the mutual fund route, Srei Infrastructure Finance would begin the process now and hopes to launch it in January 2013. This information was given by Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Srei to a leading media agency
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Finance dept kept in the dark while clearing projects
Jharkhand state cabinet is accused of approving two mega projects in road and power transmission sectors without engaging the finance department of the state government. The cabinet is said to have cleared a proposal from the road department for construction of the Rs 3,000 crore Ranchi-Bokaro Expressway. Also, it is said to have appr
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Govt to disclose final draft of GAAR in 10 days
The draft rules on general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR) prepared by an expert committee chaired by Parthasarathi Shome is sent to the prime minister and a final decision would be taken in 10 days. This information was given by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. The Shome committee suggested that the controversial rules be deferred until 2016-17 and that safeguards be put in place to ensure that taxpayers are not harassed by the rules that seek to deny tax bene
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Minister hopes to get revenue to control deficit
Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM), Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed hope of getting revenues from somewhere to control fiscal deficit within 5.3 percent of GDP. He remarked that there is still some time left in this financial year for carrying out disinvestment and auctioning of spectrum in the unbid