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Demand for auto gas rises in recent months
Reports suggest that demand for auto gas or auto liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen in the last few months. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) say the upswing in auto LPG growth augurs well for both the consumers and oil companies. OMCs attribute the rise in demand for auto gas to the governmentÂ’s decision to cap the number of subsidised LPG cylinders per
Transport sector accounts for 65.3% of diesel consumption
Data from the union petroleum ministry shows that almost 65.3 percent of the total diesel consumed in India is for transportation with road transport itself accounting for 60.4 percent. Around 8.2 percent of the total diesel consumed goes to power generation, while agriculture uses up 12.2 percent
New technologies to raise efficiency of rolling mills
Umesh Chandra, Director (Operations) of the Visakhapatnam steel plant stressed on the need to adopt modern technologies for the improved performance of rolling mills. The operational efficiency of the steel plants relies on the improved performance of rolling mills, Chandra said at the forty-sixth meeting of the Rolling Mill Oper
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
Weak pricing power may have hit profitability of steel firms
Weak pricing power and high cost of raw materials may have eroded the profitability of many steel makers in India, some brokerages feel. Despite high cost of raw material, domestic steelmakers are unable to raise prices because of subdued demand. Therefore, analysts expects steel firms to a
RBI allows Essar Oil to raise $2.2 bn via ECB
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed Essar Oil to mop up a maximum of $2.2 billion through external commercial borrowings in order to repay partially its debt of $2.8 billion. The company is said to be in discussion with banks to raise the amount as it got the required approval. The company. however, has not finalized the amount to be raise
Net profit of Gujarat Pipavav declines
The net profit of Gujarat Pipavav Port declined 38.2 percent to Rs 8.17 crore during July-September 2012 quarter compared to the year-ago period.The fall in the bottomline is attributed to the 6.5 percent decline in net sales to Rs 86.47 crore during the period compared to July-September 2011. Gujarat Pipavav Port is the country's first private sec
Uttam Galvas Steels sees recovery in export
Uttam Galva Steels has reportedly witnessed recovery in the sale of its products in the European and US markets. The company, which is an associate of ArcelorMittal, realised 40 per cent of its Rs 5,475 crore total turnover from exports in the last financial year. ArcelorMittal holds 34.42 per cent stake in the firm.The firm
VSP’s sales may suffer due to power shortage
TK Chand, director (commercial), of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) informed that the shutdown of many steel rolling mills in Andhra Pradesh would affect the sale of VSP in 2012-13. It is learnt that about two-thirds of the steel rolling mills in the state are shut while production in the remaining mills dropped by more than 50 per cent because of acute powe