Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma informed that capacity of steel production in the country has risen from 66 million tonne (mn t) in 2009 to about 90 mn t in 2012, which is a 36 per cent growth. He said this during a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his ministry. Steel output in the country expanded 4.3 per cent in 2012, he informed members of the committee
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Contract opportunities with SAIL
India's largest steel maker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is implementing modernisation and expansion plan at its five integrated steel plants in Bhilai, Bokaro, Rourkela, Durgapur and Burnpur and at the special steel plant in Salem.
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Banks offer Rs 228 bn funding commitment to steel project
A consortium of 21 banks has offered funding commitment of Rs 22,800 crore for Tata Steel Odisha's proposed greenfield 6 million tonne steel plant in Kalinganagar. According to Dealogic, global deal tracking firm, this is the largest project financing loan on record. The company plans to implement the project in two phases of 3 million tonne each. So far in 2013, the India project financing loan volume stood at $14.7 billion, 13 per cent higher than $12.
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Steel firms to benefit from rupee depreciation
Steel companies are cheering the weakening of the Indian currency against the dollar as it would make export of steel products more competitive and discourage local consumers from resorting to import. Local steel consumers may find imports costlier because of the depreciation in rupee and this may benefit Indian steel companies
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SAIL chief optimistic on steel demand in India
CS Verma, Chairman of state-run steel maker SAIL said the consumption demand for steel in India remains better than that in the western world and so, no private or public sector steel company has decided to either curb or abandon expansion plan. India's steel capacity remains just 10 per cent of China's with only of 80-82 million tonne. Per capita consumption in India is just per 55 kg vs 220 kg global aver
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NMDC gets response from SAIL, RINL for stake sale
CS Verma, the acting Chairman of NMDC, said the expression of interest (EoI) floated by the firm for offering 50 percent stake in its proposed 3 million tone per annum (mn tpa) steel plant received response from only two companies. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rastriya Inspat Nigam are the only two bidders for NMDC's 50 per cent stake in the upcoming steel plant in Chhattisgarh.
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JSW may use low-grade ore to overcome shortage
JSW Steel, which aims to produce 9 million tonne (mn t) of steel in 2013-14, plans to use low-grade iron ore dumps, with 46 per cent iron (Fe) content, at its Bellary steel plant owing to shortage of high-grade ore. The company, which has an annual iron ore demand of 15 mn t, finds very difficult to secure it. It created capacity of 20 mn t at its benefication plant, used 52 per cent Fe iron ore and survived for the last two years. Now, it is targeting 46 per cent Fe grade iron
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SAIL conducts study for Rs 15 bn project
CS Verma, Chairman of SAIL informed that the company is conducting environment impact study for its Rs 1,500 crore iron ore nugget plant in Durgapur, which it plans to implement in a joint venture with Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel. Verma said this will be the second such project in the world after USA. The JV agreement has been finalised, he told reporters. He said it would take five to six
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Steel ministry to expedite big ticket steel projects
Union steel ministry is reportedly taking steps to expedite big ticket investment projects, which are held up owing to various issues in the steel sector. In Odisha itself, eight projects are stuck because of reasons like lack of statutory clearances, non-availability of raw material linkage and law and order problem during land acquisition
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India consumes marginally less steel during Apr-May
During April-May 2013, India consumed 11.69 million tonne (mn t) steel, a 0.8 per cent decline from 11.78 mn t steel consumed in the year-ago period. Data released by Joint Plant Committee, a body under the steel ministry shows. During the period, steel production grew 3.1 per cent to 13.03 mn t, led by higher output by SAIL and Tata Stee