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Domestic steel prices have touched a four-year high due to costlier raw materials, especially coking coal, coupled with rise in post monsoon demand, according to market research firm BigMint. The trend is expected to continue over the remaining quarters of the ongoing fiscal year, it said in a report. Hot rolled coil (HRC) and CRC -- two of the most common types of flat steel products used globally -- are trading at Rs 64,000 per tonne and Rs 75,000 a tonne, respectively. Such levels were last seen in June 2022, BigMint data showed. From August 1, prices of HRC and CRC have increased by Rs 6,000 per tonne and Rs 8,500 a tonne, respectively. HRC and CRC were at Rs 58,000/ tonne and Rs 66,500/tonne at the start of August. The spike in prices is mainly due to rise in key raw materials coupled with an increase in demand, a BigMint analyst said. Coking coal, mainly imported, has seen a surge of around USD 65 per tonne to USD 305/tonne in just one month. While iron ore fines have seen a
Tata Steel UK is expecting to secure access to electricity for its 3.2 million tonne electric arc furnace by 2029, company CEO T V Narendran said, noting that there is no delay in the construction of the project. As part of its decarbonisation plan, the steel major is setting up the UK's largest low-carbon EAF (electric arc furnace) project at Port Talbot replacing the non-operational blast furnace plant of similar capacity with an investment of 1.25 billion pounds. In a virtual interaction, Narendran, who is also the MD of Tata Steel, said the project is on track and will be ready by 2028. But the power supply may start in 2029. Talks are underway with National Grid -- the power supplier -- to work out solutions if the power supply can start early as Tata Steel UK (TSUK) will have to conduct trials before operationalising the project. "We are working with the power supplier to see if can we get some power supply before, because they are building the infrastructure. So if we can ge
The Indian steel industry must diversify, look for new export markets, and accelerate decarbonisation to remain globally competitive, a government official said on Thursday. The trade landscape is shifting as many countries are taking protective measures to safeguard their industries, Ashwini Kumar, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Steel, said. "Indian steel industry must accelerate decarbonisation, strengthen technology and R&D, and diversify its export markets to remain globally competitive amid a rapidly shifting trade landscape shaped by carbon border measures and tariff actions," he said addressing ASSOCHAM's India Steel Conclave 2026 in the national capital. The US and the EU have both taken measures to support their industries. While the US have invoked Section 232, the EU has introduced measures like CBAM (Carbon border adjustment mechanism) to avoid steel manufactured through high-carbon-emission processes. CBAM means that market access in high-value destinations will ...
State-owned SAIL expects the ongoing West Asia crisis to have only a marginal impact on its steel prices and is establishing alternative shipping routes to ensure the uninterrupted supply of raw material from the region, a top company executive said. The company buys raw materials, such as limestone from Dubai, Ashok Panda, the newly appointed Chairman of the steel major said. "So far as SAIL is concerned, we will have some impact with respect to the fluxes, limestone, et cetera, which we are buying from Dubai. So, the landed cost, the CFR (cost and freight) cost is going to go up, because it was around USD 23-24, now it will be around USD 35," the official said in reply to a question related to the impact of the West Asia crisis. But overall, in sellable steel, its impact will be hardly Rs 100 or Rs 200, the chairman said. Panda also said that in times of crisis, the availability of raw materials is crucial rather than their cost, for uninterrupted operations, and that SAIL is ...
JSW Steel board on Friday approved a proposal to sign agreements with South Korea-based POSCO Group to enter into a joint venture to set up a 6 million tonne steel project in India. In an exchange filing, JSW Steel said the joint venture project is proposed to be set up in Odisha. "Board of Directors has approved entering into a Share Subscription and Joint Venture Agreement, with POSCO Co., Ltd and POSCO- India Private Limited (together referred to as "POSCO Group") through which Saffron Resources Private Limited ("Saffron"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company would become a 50:50 Joint Venture between the Company and POSCO Group," JSW Steel said. The proposed joint venture would set up a greenfield 6 MTPA integrated steel plant in Odisha, the company said. Saffron possesses 887 acres of land in the state that may be used to set up the proposed plant. JSW Steel said further to share subscription and joint venture agreement, the POSCO Group will subscribe to shares of Saffro
The Competition Commission is probing the alleged cartelisation by steel manufacturers and the investigation report has been shared with the parties concerned to provide their objections and suggestions in accordance with the competition law, the government said on Monday. The corporate affairs ministry also informed the Lok Sabha that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) registered 54 cases related to anti-competitive practices/and received 149 merger (M&A) filings. in 2025. In a written reply, Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said CCI has registered a case pertaining to the alleged cartelisation by steel manufacturers pursuant to the directions of the Madras High Court. After investigation, CCI's Director General (DG) submitted the investigation report, which has been shared with the parties with directions to file their objections/suggestions in accordance with the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002. "The matter is presently under inquiry before the ...
Shree Cements expects a strong rebound in cement volumes in the fourth quarter of the current financial year, aided by a pick-up in infrastructure activity and higher government spending towards the fiscal year-end, the management said in a Q3 analyst concall. The company is targeting sales volumes of 9-9.5 million tonnes in the January-March quarter. It noted that the Centre's push to utilise infrastructure allocations by March 31 is likely to support demand. While pricing remained a focus in the earlier part of the year, the company is now looking to ramp up capacity utilisation as volumes improve, an official said. Separately, Shree Cements outlined an aggressive expansion plan for its ready-mix concrete (RMC) business, with the company aiming to scale up its RMC footprint to 45 plants from the current 19 units over the next six to eight months. The management said the RMC push is part of a broader strategy to move up the construction value chain, adding that around 45 per cent