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The company said that it had moved to match production with the evolving orderbook; steel shipments for 2Q 2020 were expected within the range of 13.5 million tonnes to 14.5 million tonnes
In an interview to Ishita Ayan Dutt, he says there is a need for the state government to act in tandem with the Centre, during times of Covid-19.
Tata Steel India also achieved an eight per cent year-on-year production growth to 18.21 million tonnes for the full year FY20 along with best ever annual sales at 16.97 million tonnes
For the next one to two months, the focus will be on a balance between domestic sales and exports, say experts
This is in sharp contrast to the earlier projection of 5.1 per cent growth made just a couple of months back, in February.
Corporate houses want the governments to divide districts into smaller zones to identify low-risk areas where factories can start work, peg production capacity to the risk of Covid-19 in a zone
The deal, which closed at an enterprise value of $2.8 bn, positioned Hindalco as one of the world's largest aluminium companies, with a global footprint across 49 manufacturing facilities
There should be some easing without compromising on the actions being taken to contain the pandemic, says Tata Steel Chief Executive and Managing Director T V Narendran
Universal Cables announced that operations at its manufacturing units in Satna had been temporarily suspended with effect from the midnight of March 24
An account becomes NPA if default is beyond 90 days. With the present crisis, a huge number of accounts will fall in this category in the next two quarters
Slimmer chances of recovering Rs 20,000 cr from Bhushan Steel resolution in the near future add to lender's woes
Analyst reports suggest that margins are likely to contract from the first quarter
The steel sector has been gradually recovering from lows since November
Steel prices that had touched a low of Rs 32,250 a tonne in the first week of November have been on the rebound since and are currently at around Rs 37,000 a tonne
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Till January, financial creditors had recovered around 44.01 per cent
PSUs seen as drivers of credit demand, which the bank sees growing by 5-7%; No major impact of coronavirus yet
Steel companies are mulling an increase in prices up to Rs 2,000 a tonne in February, which would be the fourth increase in a row
This, despite the fact that changes in the Act which come into effect shortly give primacy to secured creditors
ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel say that this was a captive licence for the steel plant and the captive jetty should remain with the plant