The Global Wires Business of the Tata Steel Group is the sixth largest steel wire manufacturer in the world, with operations in India (four locations) as well as in China, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It is the market leader in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka with a 30 per cent market share of organised wire market in India.
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India continues to rank 4th in steel output
Data from World Steel Association (WSA) reveals that India continues to rank fourth in the global steel production after China, Japan and the US in 2012. Even in 2011 and 2010, the country was the worldÂ’s fourth largest steel maker with a total production of 73.6 mn t and 69 mn t steel output respectively. In 2012, India
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Minister gives assurance on Posco’s $12 bn project
At a recent meeting with South Korean Minister Sukwoo Hong, India's Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma assured that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was personally monitoring the progress of PoscoÂ’s $12-billion steel project in Odisha. Sharma met his South Korean counterpart at the Partnership Summit organised by the CII to discuss bilat
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Operating cost of JSW Steel seen under pressure
Analysts expect the operation cost of JSW Steel to have remained under pressure in Oct-Dec 2012 as it is forced to source raw material at higher cost on the back of iron ore shortage and mining ban in Goa and Karnataka. Analysts also expect the company to suffer from weak pricing power owing to subdued demand in Oct-Nov and this they expect to show up in its earnings for Oct-Dec 2012
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Tata Steel hopes to get temporary work permit soon
Tata Steel hopes to get the temporary working permit soon to resume mining at the chromite mine in Sukinda, Odisha. The company had to halt mining at the mine as its lease validity, which was valid for 20 years, expired on January 11. The mine has the capacity to produce 2.4 millio
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Steel firms seek alternate funding sources
According to some reports, India's steel production capacity may rise to 200 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) by 2020 from the current level of around 90 mn tpa and this would require an investment of $110 billion in the next six-seven years. According to the working group on steel industry for the 12th Five Year Plan, the sector may need an investment of Rs 2.5 lakh crore up to 2017 for adding 60 mn t
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SAIL chief calls for focus on rural market
CS Verma, Chairman of SAIL remarked that there is tremendous scope for sale of steel in rural India given that per capita consumption of the alloy is at a level of only 15 kg in rural areas. Verma said this while reviewing the performance of the eastern region sales force of the company's Central Marketing Organisation (CMO) recently
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Industry body calls for cut in import duty
Metal Container Manufacturers' Association suggested the union finance ministry to reduce the import duty on prime tinplate from 7.5 per cent to 5 per cent. The association said this in a pre-Budget memorandum. It argues that the industry has not been able to make major investments for modernisation as the fund
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Board gives one year for Posco’s Rs 530 bn SEZ project
Media reports suggest that the Board of Approval (BoA) for Special Economic Zone (SEZs) decided to give South Korean steel giant Posco one more year to start work on its proposed multi-product SEZ in Odisha. The company's proposed Rs 53,000 crore multi-product SEZ project in Odisha failed to take off as it is unable to acquire the required land in
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Sales of SAIL falls 2.71% in April-Dec 2012
Data from union steel ministry reveals that sales of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) contracted 2.71 per cent during April-December 2012 to 76.03 lakh tonne from 78.15 lakh tonne in the year ago period. Similarly, sales of Vizag-based Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) also fell over 17 per cent to 17.86 lakh tonne compared to 21.63 lakh tonne reported during this perio