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
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SAIL chief inaugurates coke oven battery
CS Verma, Chairman of the state-run SAIL recently inaugurated a coke oven battery at the Rourkela Steel Plant, which is being modernised at an investment of Rs 12,000 crore. The battery is top charged having compound twin flue, under jet, regenerative heating with partial recirculation of waste gases. SAIL invested around Rs 1,40
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Indian companies shall increasingly adopt LMS
Rahul Himatsingka, CEO, Essar Steel Logistics, explains to Sumantra Das how a robust logistics management system can help companies handle the complex supply chain system efficiently.
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SAIL may complete most of expansion project by end FY14
According to a news agency report, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) may complete major portion of its ongoing expansion project by March 2014. While presently the company has a production capacity of 13.82 mn tpa of hot metal, it aims to expand it to 19.5 mn tpa by the end of 2013-14. Since 2006-07, the company has been implementing its Rs 61,870 crore mega capacity expa
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SAIL invests Rs 424 cr in April 2013
State-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) invested Rs 424 crore on its capacity expansion project during April 2013, the company's internal note shows. It may be noted that the country's largest steel maker has been expanding capacity at all its major steel plants in Rourkela, Bokaro, Durgapur, Bhilai and IISCO. In the last seven years, the firm invested Rs 44,536 crore, out of the proposed 61,870 crore to raise the annu
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JSW Steel aims 10% growth in FY14
Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel said the firm aims to achieve 9-10 per cent growth in volume and sales during 2013-14. He said this while releasing the earnings results for March 2013 quarter and for the full year 2012-13. During 2012-13, the firm produced 8.52 mn t of steel, with average capacity utilisation of 80 per cent. The
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Minister not satisfied with SAIL’s performance
Union steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma was not satisfied with the performance of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on the whole and advised the company to take corrective measures immediately. Verma said this after reviewing the March 2013 quarter and the financial year 2012-13 performance of the firm. He expressed his concern on the progress of modernisation and expansion and directed the PSU to bring
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World steel output grows 1.2% in April
Global steel production grew 1.2 per cent in April 2013 to 132.11 million tonne (mn t) compared to 130.50 mn t in the corresponding month of previous year, data from the World Steel Association shows. It is noteworthy that nearly half of the global production has come from China at 65.65 mn t during the month. Steel output in the country grew 6.8 per cent over the same month last year, data the association shows
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IBM chief calls for raising steel output
CS Gundewar, Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) pointed out that India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world. At present the country is producing 65 million tonne steel, but as per the National Steel Policy of this figure should reach 180 million tonnes by 2020, he said. He said there is an urgent need to increase steel production which would require exploration of unmined iron
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IBM chief calls for raising steel output
CS Gundewar, Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) pointed out that India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world. At present the country is producing 65 million tonne steel, but as per the National Steel Policy of this figure should reach 180 million tonnes by 2020, he said. He said there is an urgent need to increase steel production which would require exploration of unmined iron