The upturn in the steel cycle has allowed it to reconsider overseas asset sales and plan domestic expansion and acquisitions
To double capacity via internal accruals with eye on debt/EBITDA ratio
Large producers with iron ore mines and export markets are thriving in the current cycle but small ones, with access to neither, are struggling
The group has called for a retaliatory tariff action against India, if New Delhi does not roll back the 'unilateral and discriminatory' equalisation levy or Google Tax
The company's m-cap is up 27% in April so far, and has trebled since Sept 2020
Market cap of top four steelmakers up 29% in April so far; demand from China is a strong tailwind
The disinvestment of loss-making plants may likely attract interest from secondary steel makers rather than the big players
Andhra govt has invited Posco to set up a unit at Krishnapatnam, but steel major has not taken a decision yet
Bhushan Power & Steel, which was recently taken over by JSW Steel, has also re-entered the ISA fold
Shares of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on Monday soared 7 per cent after the company clocked its best ever quarterly sales at 4.27 million tonnes in the latest March quarter.
Steel producer JSPL on Monday reported a 34.41 per cent rise in its output, and the sales grew 37.41 per cent during the quarter ended March 31.
India's crude steel output fell by 1 per cent to 19.1 million tonnes (MT) during the first two months of 2021, according to worldsteel
The analysis is based on a common sample of 1,056 companies that are a part of the BSE 500, BSE MidCap, and BSE SmallCap indices
Brokerages bullish on improving cycle and higher prices
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has been in crisis talks with the firm since the collapse of its biggest lender, Greensill Capital, put nearly 5,000 jobs at risk
Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel UK plans to restart steelmaking next week and continues to seek new funding after its main financial backer Greensill Capital went into insolvency, it said on Monday
Two steel majors will be expanding their presence in the iron ore-rich region just as global raw material prices touch new highs
The outstanding debt of steelmakers is pegged at Rs 2.15 trillion at end of March 2020
A local politician leading the protests said they have blocked employees and goods from entering the plant and will continue until Posco heeds to some of their requests
On Monday, Gupta's group had told Greensill in February that it would be insolvent without its funding.