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Steel makers have urged the government for more measures to check rising imports from select group of countries including China which has produced 746.3 MT of crude steel in January-September period, over six-fold of the domestic output. As per global body World Steel Association (worldsteel), India has produced 122.4 MT of crude steel in January-September. While in September alone China has produced 73.5 MT of crude steel, over 5-fold higher from 13.6 MT of domestic production. As per market data, stainless steel is also unable to reach 100 per cent capacity utilisation of the total installed capacity of 7.5 million tonnes. It remains around 60 per cent only due to impact of imports. The government has taken several measures to curb the imports to protect the competitiveness of domestic steel industry. Over the past few years, the Ministry of Steel has come up with more than 100 quality control orders (QCOs) which refrain from non-BIS compliant steel products to enter the Indian .
Steel major Tata Steel on Thursday said its crude steel production in India rose by seven per cent to 5.67 million tonnes in the second quarter of the current fiscal, primarily aided by normalisation of operations post the completion of relining of a blast furnace at Jamshedpur, in Jharkhand. In a regulatory filing, the company said that in 2QFY26, Tata Steel India's crude steel production was 5.67 million tonnes. Production was up eight per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis and seven per cent on a year-on-year basis. Tata Steel India sales during the second quarter of this financial year rose to 5.56 MT, over 5.11 MT in the year-ago period, the filing said. "Tata Steel India's deliveries for the quarter stood at 5.56 million tonnes. Domestic deliveries grew... aided by improved production and stable demand across market segments despite the seasonal rains," the filing said. The company said that it continues to strengthen its product portfolio through new facilities and customer
The European Union proposed Tuesday cutting free-trade quotas by 47 per cent on steel and steel products, effectively adding large tariffs on imports from countries like China, India, Turkiye, and the United Kingdom, which said the measures would wreck the British steel industry. After importing 18.3 million tonnes, the new quota, additional imports will face up to 50 per cent in new tariffs, a high price akin to US President Donald Trump's steel measures. Neighbouring nations like Norway, Iceland and Ukraine will be exempt. A proposal to thwart overcapacity The proposal attempts to buttress Europe's traditional steel manufacturers by imposing trade barriers to stem the flooding of Europe's markets with imports diverted by those high American tariffs. Steel importers would be required to clearly declare where the products were melted and poured, and a complex quota system would govern what enters the EU common market. The proposal replaces a current steel safeguard policy aligned w
Interarch Building Solutions on Sunday said it will invest around Rs 100 crore to set up a new plant in Andhra Pradesh for pre-engineered steel structures. The facility will be built over an area of 20 acres to set up 25,000 metric tonnes of capacity in its first phase. The plant to be set at an initial investment of Rs 100 crore is expected to begin production by the end of Q2 FY27 and generate more than 2,00 direct and indirect jobs in the region, the company said in a statement. Interarch CEO Manish Garg said, "The facility will enable faster construction of multi-storey steel buildings that are efficient, sustainable, and resilient against extreme climatic conditions. This expansion further consolidates Interarch's leadership in the high-rise steel building segment, as we aspire to continue investing in capacity, driving innovation, and shaping the future of steel construction in India." Interarch is one of the turnkey pre-engineered steel construction solution providers in Ind