The amount of completed steel that India imported in April 2025 was 0.5 million metric tons, a decrease of 11.3 percent from the previous year. In addition, India’s completed steel exports saw a significant drop in the same month. India is the world’s second-largest producer of raw steel. A 12 percent levy on steel imports…
To shield the domestic industry from low-cost imports, the commerce ministry’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has suggested imposing a 12% temporary safeguard levy on a few steel items. The Ministry of Finance will make a final decision. The DGTR stated in a notification that there are crucial situations in which any postponement of…
According to ICRA, the domestic steel industry is facing new challenges and looking for opportunities as a result of US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to raise tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum significantly and to cancel exemptions and duty-free quotas for major suppliers like Canada, Brazil, the European Union (EU), Mexico, South Korea,…
Manufacturer of steel tubes and pipes Hi-Tech Pipes received an order for ERW steel pipes worth Rs 105 crores from clients in the renewable energy industry. The company claims that within the next three months, its newly constructed, state-of-the-art facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with its enhanced technology, would help meet this demand. Solar power plants,…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied a request to modify its June 25 decision, upholding state governments’ legislative authority to impose taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands in addition to royalties with future effect. This authority also permits these levies to be collected from “mining firms and the Center” as of April 1, 2005….
Due to the statistical impact of a high base, the growth of “core sectors” decreased to 5.2% in March from 7.1% in February, according to figures issued by the trade ministry on Tuesday. On the other hand, the output of eight key industries increased sequentially in March by 9.9%, the highest rate in a year….
According to the World Steel Association (World Steel), India’s crude steel production increased by 4.1 percent to 11.2 MT in May 2023, despite a 5.1% decline in global output to 161.6 MT. Chinese crude steel production in May totaled 90.1 MT, maintaining its position as the world’s top producer of steel despite a 7.3 percent…
Despite being a net exporter of steel, India saw a rise in imports of this important commodity for infrastructure in FY23 of over 45%. In the past three years, this rise ranks among the largest. The greatest imports during the past few years, since India became a net exporter of steel, were in FY20 at…
India’s domestic steel prices are still unstable due to weak purchasing, delayed international demand, a decline in export offers, and lower-than-expected demand in traders’ markets. This week, the benchmark hot-rolled coil (HRC) price was about 59,200 per tonne, a 2–3% decrease from the same time last month (mid-March). After mid-March, there had been some cooling…
Steel producers, led by JSW Steel and Tata Steel, have reported record production in the March quarter despite erratic domestic demand and unrest around the world. According to Tata Steel, the slowdown in its global operations was a major factor in the minor increase in its consolidated production, which increased to 7.59 million tonnes (7.55…
