Unitech awarded a Rs 77.5 crore contract for construction of 'Signature III', a commercial complex in Sector-15, Gurgaon to IL&FS Engineering and Construction. The engineering and construction arm of IL&FS said it received letter of intent (LoI) for construction of the complex. The building project entails three basements. The comp
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NMDC to decide on partnering with SAIL, RINL
At its board meeting in May, state-run miner NMDC is expected to take a final decision on partnering with either Steel Authority of India (SAIL) or Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) for its proposed steel project. It may be recalled that SAIL and RINL evinced interest to partner with NMDC on its proposed Rs 15,525-crore steel project at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh
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WSA reduces growth forecast for steel usage
According to a recent report of the World Steel Association (WSA), the growth of the global apparent steel usage (ASU) may decline to 2.9 percent in 2013. The association had earlier forecast the growth rate at 3.2 percent in its October 2012 release. Demand for steel may be subdued because of macroeconomic events like the Eurozone crisis, slowdown in the Chinese economy and U
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Rating agencies raise concern on margin pressure for Tata Steels
Rating agencies are not optimistic about the domestic operation of Tata Steel as its margins are under pressure because of low pricing power in the Indian market. Owing to slowdown in the economy and the resultant weakness in steel consumption, the pricing power of the company is restricted. Therefore, rating agencies like Fitch and Moody's assig
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BHEL arm to foray into allied operations
State-run power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) plans to diversify the operation of ISG into allied areas of business like iron ore beneficiation, pellet plants, sinter plants and coal washeries. Industrial Systems Group (ISG), which is an arm of BHEL, posted a profit of Rs 161 crore in 2012-13, which is 7 per cent more than the previous year. The turnover is also
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JSL may make marketing arrangement with Posco
Jindal Stainless (JSL) and South Korean steel maker Posco are planning to start jointly a marketing arrangement for a grade of stainless steel that JSL claims to have been particularly successful in commercializing. JSL would benefit from this proposed arrangement as it could access markets through the South Korean steel
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Chinese steel usage may grow 3.5% in 2013
According to a forecast by World Steel Association (WSA), consumption of steel in China may grow 3.5 per cent in 2013 to 668.8 mn t, following a 1.9 per cent increase in 2012. But the association expects steel demand growth in China to slow in 2014 to 2.5 per cent on the back of the local government's measures to control investment in an effort to re-balance the
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Steel firms prefer scrap over local sponge iron
Indian steel companies are said to be preferring to import cheap steel scrap from African and West Asian countries, whose prices are falling, instead of buying domestic sponge iron. In 2012-13, the country's import of steel scrap is estimated to have risen 25 per cent to 7.5 million tonne from the previous year, Metal Recycling Association of India said. Scrap prices declined 8 per cent to $390 a tonn
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RPTL receives Rs 30 bn fund infusion from RIL
Reliance Ports & Terminals (RPTL) is learnt to have received Rs 3,000 crore equity infusion from its Reliance Industries (RIL) in 2012-13. Also, the Mukesh Ambani-led firm infused Rs 1,575 crore of equity in Reliance Gas & Transportation Infrastructure (RGTIL) last year. RGTIL is also said to have
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Cairn India awaits govt nod for Rs 50 bn investment plan
Cairn India is awaiting government approval for an over-arching integrated block development plan which envisages investment of Rs 5,000 crore on its Rajasthan oil fields between 2013-2016. The company is also awaiting government decision on extending the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) of the R