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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
India’s steel sector fastest growing in the world
The Union Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma congratulated the Indian steel industry on being the number one in terms of growth rate in steel production amongst the top ten steel producing countries. During April - NovemberÂ’12, the Indian steel industry achieved a growth rate of 5.36 percent which was the highest in the world
Gujarat ports to gain expertise from global players
Gujarat government seeks to gain technical and management expertise from international port authorities and port operators during the upcoming investment summit, Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit, 2013. Key international port players like Israel Ports Com
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
Road construction sector on the path of recovery
Industry players feel that the road construction sector is on the path to recovery with the government announcing new norms for road development. It is learnt that the improvement in the project award and execution has caused a sudden surge in demand for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction