The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Friday condemned the Centre's decision to demerge and divest the under-construction Nagarnar Steel Plant (NSP) of state-owned NMDC.
After the demerger, NSP will become a separate company and the managements of NMDC and NSP will be accountable for their respective operations and financial performance
The commissioning of NMDC's Rs 21,000 crore 3 million tonne capacity steel plant in Chhattisgarh has been delayed due to Covid-19 and is now expected by July next year, a top official said
Donimalai is rich in iron ore and was in the custody of state-owned NMDC for 50 years when its lease period ended in 2018
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The lockdown hit our iron ore production and despatches in the first two months of 2020-21, he says
The plant is the only greenfield project slated for commissioning in the near term. Sources said it would have been commissioned by now had it not been for Covid-19
Demerger of Nagarnar plant could create generate funds for the centre but the state's government is likely to read it as a step toward privatisation.
NMDC's turnover during the first quarter was Rs 1,938 crore compared to Rs 3,264 crore during the corresponding quarter last fiscal.
NMDC's turnover during the firstquarter was Rs.1,938 crore compared to Rs 3,264 crore during the corresponding quarter last fiscal, the company said
The country's largest iron ore miner NMDC on Wednesday hiked rates of the mineral by Rs 300 to Rs 2,950 a tonne with immediate effect
The short term trend turned positive for NMDC as it has closed above its 5 and 20-day SMA
NMDC Limited produced 2.19 million tonnes and sold 2.57 million tonnes of iron ore in July.
In July 2020, the Chhattisgarh projects registered a production of 1.56 million tonnes
CEC says existing mines and upcoming ones will be able to meet the demand
Sumit Deb has been appointed as the CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), iron ore mining major of the country, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier this week asked public sector companies to undertake half their capex for the current year by September.
However, with the onset of monsoon, the outlook for steel demand remains subdued in the September quarter
Brokerages are, however, bearish on iron ore prices in the near term