Page 2 - Kunal Bose

High raw material costs take the sheen off stainless steel industry

High raw material costs prove a major hindrance in producers' efforts to increase per capita use

India's sugar rush ends in global pain

The prospects of India emerging as a major exporter that will cut into Brazil's share of global trade have enraged the Global Sugar Alliance

Steel industry stares at a speed bump with inadequate rail and road infra

Industry is worried inadequate rail and road infra will not allow to swiftly despatch finished products to consumption centres or receive raw material from mines once new capacity comes on stream

Budget 2018: Focus shifts to higher income for Indian farmers

Farmers are exposed to risks from the point they start working on a new crop to the unpredictability of weather about 55% of agriculture is still dependent on rains

New ground realities in iron ore

An increase in court-mandated production caps offers miners some marginal relief; export duty cuts are their next demand

Globalisation storm in a teacup

Book review of 'A Thirst for Empire'

Hindalco rolls up the value chain

Rising aluminium prices are strengthening the metals producer's focus on adding value, from bauxite mining to value-added products

US shale producers add to India's luck with oil

With shale oil production returning to growth this year, major turnaround in oil prices is unlikely

China's June PMI raises hopes of Indian iron ore exporters

Exporters will have to compete hard to win back the market they lost in the wake of the mining ban

As SAIL's modernisation draws to a close, it faces new challenge

It must educate buyers about differentiating properties of its products from that are in the market

Is it time to get real about India's steel plans?

The government may struggle to find 91,000 acres of land to pack new 175 mt capacity

For sugar body, it's a season of controversy

Millers have accused ISMA of overstating last year's production and delaying the decision on imports

For air-conditioning makers, India is where growth is

In India, spring unlike in the West is short and summer starts soon after winter

Shipping faces rough seas ahead

As coal imports shrink in India, shipping companies are losing their bargaining power with customers

Is there cause for optimism in oil industry?

Producers reeling from slump in prices plan to step up investments in exploration

There's every possibility of pacts with global leaders: SAIL Chairman

The industry has already in the country some joint ventures between Indian and foreign companies

Banks are shying away from funding new steel ventures: Tata Steel MD

Interview with Tata Steel Managing Director T V Narendran

Indian jute sector jittery as China offers Bangladesh help

Last year, the country imported 33,737 tonnes of viscose fibre - a good portion of which originated in India

What is holding Indian jute mills back?

The jute industry continues to rely heavily on govt purchases to sustain itself and has resisted any efforts to modernise

Demonetisation: Steel feels the pinch as demand withers across sectors

There has been a fall in demand for steel since the demonetisation drive and the pain may last for the rest of the year