Union Minister of Steel Beni Prasad Verma informed Parliament that his ministry routinely consults the steel industry to be apprised of the constraints to growth and recommends necessary corrective measures as and when necessary, to other concerned ministries. He said the government has taken the following steps to support the competitive production and capacity growth of the steel
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India, Brazil to sign pact on cooperation in steel sector
The Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma has said that a Letter of intent has been signed recently in February, 2013 between Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India and Ministry of Mines and Energy, Federative Republic of Brazil to promote and expand bilateral relations in mineral and steel sector. Next step is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Brazil and Gov
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Govt encourages latest technologies in steel sector
The Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma has said that government through its policies has been pursuing adoption of latest technologies for improving efficiency of Indian steel industry. The report of the Working Group on Steel Industry for the 12th Five Year Plan, National Steel Policy and Roadmap for R&D and Technology etc. enlist such meas
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Price of steel products rise
The prices of steel products like Hot Rolled Coil and TMT bar have increased by 34.38 percent and 35.64 percent respectively during the last 3 years. This is owing to increase in cost of crucial raw materials, labour, transportation and other inputs. Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma informed this in Lok Sabha. The minister said, although the prices of Coking Coal have decreased (in rupee terms) by 15.20 perc
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JSPL to raise capacity of Angul plant by 4 mn t
Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) plans to raise the capacity of its steel plant at Angul in coastal Odisha by 4 million tonne (mn t) in the second phase and is working to secure funding for the project. The company is considering 60:40 debt debt-equity ratio for the 4 mn t expansion. But it is not known how much would be the capital expenditure on the second phas
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Tata Steel may raise funds from abroad for steel project
In order to fund its Rs 35,000 crore steel plant project in Odisha and also to reduce its debt, Tata Steel plans to raise $1 bn through issue of bonds in the international market by the end of March. The firm plans to raise fund through global bond issue because this may turn out to be a cheaper option for the expa
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PSU steel firms modernize existing units
Union Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma has said that Public Sector Undertakings like SAIL and RINL have undertaken modernization and expansion projects at their Integrated Steel Plants (at Bhilai, Bokaro, Rourkela, Durgapur, Burnpur and at Salem of SAIL and Vizag Steel Plant of RINL) to enhance its crude steel production capacity. The expansion of Salem Steel Plant of SAIL has already been completed and the other projects are in varioUnion Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma has said that s
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SAIL posts 5.1% growth in sales
Steel Authority of India (SAIL)witnessed 5.1 percent growth in total sales and 1.8 percent growth in the production of saleable steel during October-December 2012 compared to the year-ago period.
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SAIL setting up 11 steel processing units
Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma has said that there are 11 Steel Processing Units (SPUs) which are to be set up to meet the specific requirements of the consumers in different states by Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as indicated below: Bihar - At Bettiah, Mahnar and Gaya
Madhya Pradesh - At Hoshangabad, Ujjain and Gwalior
Himachal Pradesh - At Kangra
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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