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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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
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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
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Iron ore issue hits steel firms
Steel makers in the country are complaining about lack of sufficient supply of iron ore, the key raw material for steel production, and also the increase in price by NMDC. Media reports suggest that steel firms are reducing their scale of operation and hence their capacity utilisation has declined because of shortage of iron ore. These firms
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KPMG to work on pricing plan for NMDC
Consulting firm KPMG would work on the pricing mechanism for iron ore supplied by NMDC to steel companies in the country. The country's largest iron-ore producer has hired KPMG to devise a pricing mechanism following complaints by steel companies that NMDC is overcharging them. Media reports suggest that the new pricing mechanism may be implemented
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AOSF urges govt, miners to supply stocked ore
All Odisha Steel Federation (AOSF) urged the state government and miners to liquidate idle iron ore stock and thereby resolve what it claims the "artificial crisis of iron ore". AOSF claims that there is 100 million tonne (mn t) of iron ore stacked up at different mine leases in the state and even the Shah Commission of enquiry has drawn the attention of the government and mine owners on this
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Roskill sees ore prices above $120 till 2014
London based metals and minerals research house Roskill Information Services expects prices to remain above $120 per tonne for 63.5 percent Fe content India
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Mining firms in Odisha gets notices
Several mining firms in Odisha received notices from the state government seeking penalty for
mining "without statutory clearances" over the past deca
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We look at bringing in efficiencies at all levels in the supply chain and this is a continuing process,
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SE Railway crosses freight target
The South Eastern Railway (SER) loaded 41.16 million tonne (mt) of freight during April-July period against a target of 37.92 mt. Improvement in loading of iron ore in June and July helped the SER surpass the Railway Board’s freight loading target.