Media reports quoted a top executive of Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) as saying that the company is forced to shut down its one-million-tonne (mn t) alumina refinery in Odisha because of shortage of bauxite. The company had issued a three-month advance notice in September to close the refinery, as it had no bauxite stock to run the plant beyond the deadline. Meanwhile, the state steel & mines Minister Rajani Kant Singh
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CIL not to sign MoU
The board of Coal India (CIL) decided not to sign any more Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for supply of coal to power firms after December. As of now, CIL is said to be supplying about 49 million tonne of coal through MoU route and this is said to be one of the reasons why power utilities are hesitant to sign fuel supply agreements (FSA).
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CIL not to sign MoU
The board of Coal India (CIL) decided not to sign any more Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for supply of coal to power firms after December. As of now, CIL is said to be supplying about 49 million tonne of coal through MoU route and this is said to be one of the reasons why power utilities are hesitant to sign fuel supply agreements (FSA).
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Ministry not in favour of coal linkage to UMSPs
In a letter to steel ministry, coal ministry has reportedly denied grant of special status to the proposed Ultra Mega Steel Plants (UMSPs) for priority allocation of coal linkages. Indian steel firms meet upto 70 percent of their demand for coking coal, used as a raw material in steel-making, through imports. The steel industry consumed 43 mn t coking coal last fiscal. By 2017, reports suggest that demand from steel plants may
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INSDAG warns of ore shortage
Sushim Banerjee, Director General of Institute for Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) cautioned that the Indian steel industry may face severe iron ore shortage in the coming years. Expressing his views in a leading media, he said the bigger issue facing the industry is iron ore shortage. This is going to hit the industry hard. He argued that Indian steel firms did not pay adequate atte
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Coking coal import set to rise
Somdeb Banerjee, a top official of Tata Steel for South Africa expects India's steel production capacity to rise threefold between 2010 and 2020 to 179 million ton a year. The increase in capacity may raise India's import of coal coal to at least 37 million ton in 2012-13 from 31.8 million ton in 2011-12, reports suggest. Reports also indicate that domestic coking coal ou
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early completion of rail proj
Considering that the achievement of target by Coal India (CIL) in 2012-17 depends on the proposed three railway tracks, government plans to expedite the projects. In this regard, the Prime MinisterĂâs Office urged the Railways to execute them within three years of the necessary clearances being obtained. These railway tracks will facilitate the evacuation of around 100 million tonne every year, starting 2015.
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Posco determined to set up world-class plant
YW Yoon, CMD of Posco India, the local arm of South Korean steel major Posco, remarked that the firm was determined to move ahead and construct a world class steel facility for the benefit of all stakeholders in Odisha. POSCO will do its best efforts to construct a state-of- the-art steel plant in Odisha, Yoon said, while awarding the POSCO Asia Fellowship on behalf of POSCO TJ Park Foundation at
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Posco determined to set up world-class plant
YW Yoon, CMD of Posco India, the local arm of South Korean steel major Posco, remarked that the firm was determined to move ahead and construct a world class steel facility for the benefit of all stakeholders in Odisha. POSCO will do its best efforts to construct a state-of- the-art steel plant in Odisha, Yoon said, while awarding the POSCO Asia Fellowship on behalf of POSCO TJ Park Foundation at
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NMDC allegedly produces less than allowed output
Steel and sponge iron makers of Karnataka alleged that NMDC was not producing iron ore at the permitted levels of 12 million tonne per annum and it was operating at less than half the threshold. Sponge iron and steel companies are facing severe shortage of iron ore because of ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka. These companies largely stayed away from the two recen