While 13 mt is likely to be the addition in the next two years, by FY25, the ministry is expecting 28-30 mt from the current planned capacity expansions of existing players
Since the past few quarters, the steel sector has been hit badly due to the slowdown in real estate, auto and infrastructure sectors
By failing to extend the zero export duty benefit on higher grade ore, Indian miners could not cash in on supply shocks and rising Chinese demand
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, SAIL, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) all continued their downtrend and are trading 11-19 per cent lower since the end of April
The pacts were signed between 20 technology providers, capital goods manufacturers and steel producers for manufacturing of capital goods in India