Private steel maker Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) on Monday posted a record 30 per cent jump in its standalone production and 25 per cent growth in sales during December 2020
Micky Metals is holding back an expansion plan at its steel making plant in Bengal's in Birbhum district as "high power tariff" of the state-run electricity discom is making the project "unviable"
Crude steel production fell a lower 27 percent on-year despite a massive 38 percent decline in domestic demand between April and August
Rising Chinese demand, expected supply cuts in winter and global prices rising to above anti-dumping duty levels bode well for domestic companies
While steel producers expect the market to embrace price hike, industry officials are of the view that the consumer is not ready and continuous hikes of this kind may not be sustainable
Industry says transition from existing to new lessee is not going to be as easy as anticipated
JSW sees Indian steel consumption rising by as much as 7.5 percent in the 2019 financial year