Indian steel mills have been grappling with a higher influx of Chinese steel imports, hitting domestic prices and denting companies' earnings
JSW Steel on Tuesday said it has been declared as the preferred bidder for Codli Mineral Block XII at Dharbandora in Goa. The company has received a communication from the Office of the Director, Directorate of Mines & Geology, Government of Goa, JSW Steel said in an exchange filing. "The company is declared as 'Preferred Bidder' with highest final offer price at 92.60 per cent of the value of mineral dispatched, it said. The projected iron ore resources are 48.5 million tonnes in addition to 2.7 million tonnes of ore in dumps, JSW Steel said. The company will take all requisite steps to obtain Letter of Intent and statutory clearances to execute the lease deed with Mine Development and Production Agreement (MDPA) and start the mining operations. In a separate filing, JSW Steel said its Italian arm JSW Steel Italy SrL has signed a commercial agreement with Metinvest Adria S.p.A "As per the agreement, Metinvest is obliged to pay a release fee of Euro 30 million to JSW Steel Italy
Last week, JSW Steel and Posco signed an agreement to set up an integrated steel plant with an initial capacity of 5 million metric tons a year
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said that India's fastest growing conglomerate JSW Group and South Korean steel major POSCO will jointly set up a greenfield steel facility in his home district of Keonjhar. Majhi revealed this amid nationwide speculation over the exact location of the JSW-POSCO joint venture. "During our roadshows for the ensuing Make-in Odisha conclave in Delhi and Mumbai, I had discussed with both JSW and POSCO regarding the establishment of a steel plant in Odisha's mineral-rich Keonjhar district," Majhi, who is on a two-day visit to Keonjhar for celebrating Diwali, told reporters. "Meanwhile, they have signed an MoU. They will do it jointly. They have also mentioned doing it in Keonjhar district. It is under process and Odisha will get another steel plant," the chief minister said. The two steel makers on October 29 signed an MoU at JSW Group's corporate headquarters in Mumbai, in the presence of JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal and POSCO ...
Joint venture will collaborate in renewable energy, battery materials for electric vehicles
JSW Group and South Korea's Posco Group will also be exploring joint ventures in production and manufacturing within the electric vehicle sector
He tells that short-term challenges will not be a direction for its overall expansion in the medium to long term
Sequentially, profit down by 48% and revenue by 7.6%
Steelmaker JSW Steel on Friday reported a steep fall of 85.43 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 404 crore in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal, affected by lower income. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,773 crore in the second quarter of the last financial year. The total income decreased to Rs 39,837 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal as against Rs 44,821 crore a year ago, JSW Steel said in a regulatory filing. JSW Steel's expenses were lower at Rs 38,644 crore in the quarter under review against Rs 40,801 crore in the year-ago quarter.
At 7:28 AM, GIFT Nifty indicated a flat opening as it was trading about 3.5 points lower at 24448.50 levels, as against Nifty Futures last close of 24,452.
Analysts noted that Q2 is typically weaker than Q1 in terms of volumes and prices due to seasonal factors like the monsoon and maintenance shutdowns.
JSW Steel, JSW Energy, ACC Ltd, NMDC Ltd, NTPC Mining Ltd and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) are among the 31 companies which have submitted bids for the tenth round of commercial coal mine auction. "A total of 31 companies have submitted their bids in the auction process," the coal ministry said in a statement. More than 10 new companies have participated for the first time under commercial coal mine auction. A total of 67 coal blocks were put up for sale in June under the tenth round of commercial mines auction. The government has received 44 bids for the 67 coal mines, the statement said. "The bids will be evaluated by a multi-disciplinary technical evaluation committee and technically qualified bidders will be shortlisted for participation in the electronic auction, to be conducted on MSTC portal," it added.
The transaction is being undertaken by Jsquare, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW JFE Electrical Steel Private Limited (J2ES)
JSW Steel on Thursday said it has signed a pact with BHP and Carbon Clean to accelerate the deployment of carbon capture technology in the steelmaking process. India's steel sector accounts for 12 per cent of India's greenhouse gas emissions, with an emission intensity of 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of crude steel compared to the global average of 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of crude steel, as per official estimates. "JSW Steel, BHP and Carbon Clean are collaborating to accelerate deployment of carbon capture technology for steelmaking decarbonisation. "Under the agreement, the parties will commence joint studies to explore the feasibility of Carbon Clean's CycloneCC modular technology to capture up to 1 lakh tonne per year of CO2 emissions," JSW Steel said in a statement. There are several challenges with the adoption of carbon capture technology in the steel industry, including capital expenditure and ongoing operating costs, as well as the integration of new equipment into an ..
Aditya Birla Group firm Hindalco Industries and Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel are in the race for two copper mines in Jharkhand which will be put on sale this month, sources said. Both mines have a combined capacity of three million tonne per annum. Hindalco Industries and JSW Steel will be vying for state-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd's two copper mines in Jharkhand, sources said. The auction of both the mines is likely to take place in the month of October. While one of these blocks is virgin, the other one is closed for the past 20 years. Hindustan Copper had earlier invited applications for appointment of mine developer-cum-operator (MDO) for re-opening and expansion of Rakha Copper Mine and development and operations of underground Mine at Chapri. Hindustan Copper had said in its recent report that Rakha Mining Lease expired in 2021 and extension of mining lease period is under progress with the Jharkhand government. Further, the application for grant of stage one forest clearanc
Nomura reckons JSW Steel's and JSPL's mid-cycle earnings have structurally improved due to stronger domestic demand, cost saving measures, and improved efficiency
Hindalco, SAIL and Hindustan Copper seem to be favourably placed on the technical charts and can potentially rally up to 13 per cent from present levels; check key support and resistance levels here.
Metal stock surged after China lowered the mortgage rate. At around 9:28 AM, Nifty Metal was up 1.23 per cent at 10,188.3
JSW's economic interest in the coking coal asset would be about 20 per cent, said Jayant Acharya, joint managing director, JSW Steel
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and other companies may see higher costs and reduced profitability from new state-imposed mining taxes, leading to inflation, following a Supreme Court decision