Rising demand for sponge iron may put upward pressure on the price of the steel-making raw material, reports indicate. Demand for sponge iron has increased after steel companies started using this in a greater quantity in place of steel scrap
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Steel firms prefer scrap over local sponge iron
Indian steel companies are said to be preferring to import cheap steel scrap from African and West Asian countries, whose prices are falling, instead of buying domestic sponge iron. In 2012-13, the country's import of steel scrap is estimated to have risen 25 per cent to 7.5 million tonne from the previous year, Metal Recycling Association of India said. Scrap prices declined 8 per cent to $390 a tonn
AOSF urges Odisha govt to ensure ore availability
The All Odisha Steel Federation (AOSF) again urged the state government to make available raw material (iron ore) for the local steel and sponge iron makers at fair prices. In a letter to the steel & mines department, AOSF said the policy resolutions taken by the state government to ensure raw material security for the local plant
Sangam invested Rs 5 bn on steel venture
Sangam Group invested Rs 500 crore in Mahalaxmi TMT, its steel venture company. Mahalaxmi TMT commissioned a 240,000 tonne per annum steel plant at Devali, near Wardha in Maharashtra. The plan would produce mild steel billets through induction furnace route and it would use the lates
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
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