Analysts feel that the depreciation of rupee against the dollar may affect the bottomlines of steel companies further. Already, companies like JSW Steel, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) bore the brunt because of the unfavourable exchange rate. The depreciating rupee may further hurt the cost of production of steel companies in turn affecting their mar
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JSW Steel chief expects better capacity utilisation
Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel is hopeful that the firm may improve its productivity and capacity utilisation as iron ore mining operation resumes gradually in Karnataka. Jindal said this at the company's Annual General Meeting. The company expects that with the sale of sub-grade ore, the iron ore quality may improve in the coming months and this would enable the firm ramp up capacity utilis
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JSW Steel eyes assets of Stemcors
Jindal Steel and Power and JSW Steel are eyeing stake in the British steel trader Stemcor's Indian iron ore assets. JSW is reportedly holding discussion with Stemcor on this matter. Stemcor appointed Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for its Indian assets which include a iron ore mine and iron processing facilities in the state of Odisha, valued by a
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JSW hopes to operationalise new plant by Dec
Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel informed that the firm would begin production at its upcoming 2.3 million tonne plant in Bellary, Karnataka from December 2013. The company is setting up the plant specifically for the auto-industry and it would produce high-grade automotive steel
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Crude steel output of JSW rises 40% in May
In May 2013, crude steel output of JSW Steel rose 40 per cent to 10 lakh tonne after the amalgamation of its subsidiaries with itself. It may be noted that the Bombay High Court recently cleared the companyÂ’s composite scheme of amalgamation and arrangement with JSW Ispat Steel, JSW Building System and JSW Steel Coated Products. The production numbers for May 2012 did not include the production of Dolvi (of JSW Ispat Steel in Maharashtra) unit as the appointed date for the scheme was
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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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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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JSW Steel-Ispat merger clears legal hurdle
On May 3, 2013, the Bombay High Court cleared the Composite Scheme of Amalgamation and Arrangement between JSW Steel and JSW Ispat Steel, both the firms informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Post-merger, promoters of JSW Steel will hold 35.12 per cent in the merged entity, while company's second largest shareholder JFE Steel holding will come down to 14.9
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RINL urges AP govt to seek ministry nod for mine allotment
Andhra Pradesh government received a request from AP Choudhary, Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) to seek the approval of the union ministry of mines for allocating Bayyaram iron ore mines at Khammam district. The company is learnt to have agreed to invest Rs 42,400 crore in the state and the state government agreed to facilitate allotment of iron ore mines to RINL on pr
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RINL chief calls for reducing cost of operation
There is a need to improve the operation process in steel companies in order to reduce cost of production, AP Choudhary, Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) said in an event. He said the cost of production could be largely reduced through improvement in techno-economic parameters, such as specific energy consumption, raw mat