October, 2020 Issue

It is heartening to see improvement in steel demand forecast by the World Steel Association for 2020 and 2021. The global body has corrected its forecast made in June for 2020 and 2021. In the Short Range Outlook June 2020, worldsteel forecast that steel ... ... ...

September, 2020 Issue

As the Indian steel industry pursues the goal of 300 million tonnes of production by 2030, the refractory industry will play a crucial role in supporting this huge production volume. A major ancillary industry for many industries including metals, cement ... ... ...

August, 2020 Issue

India’s crude steel production slipped 24.6 percent to 7.150 million tonnes (MT) during July 2020, according to the latest report by World Steel Association. India had produced 9.485 MT crude steel during the same month in 2019 ... ... ...

July, 2020 Issue

India’s steel exports have risen significantly during the COVID-19 induced lockdown while the domestic demand dwindled, and more interestingly China has emerged as the highest importer of Indian steel. India’s finished steel exports grew at ... ... ...

June, 2020 Issue

Indian steel producers are pinning hope to the Government’s stimulus package that seeks to reform - not just revive - the Indian economy with a flurry of schemes and flow of cash into the targeted sectors for growth. The COVID-19 pandemic... ... ...

May, 2020 Issue

The dichotomy between the imperativeness of letting economy roll and the inevitability of nationwide lockdown including in economic activities intensified over the last few weeks. Demands became rife for measures to go all out against corona pandemic ... ... ...

April, 2020 Issue

The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, the countering measure as yet, have together brought the Indian steel industry, like all other industries, to a survival crisis. Though steel and mining sectors are covered under the Essential Commodities Act and the government ... ... ...

March, 2020 Issue

COVID-19 is a declared pandemic that has swept all over the world, leaving thousands dead, lakhs infected and crores shuddering in fear across the globe. Industry analysis at this hour seems to be a far-fetched topic, though the industry is not ... ... ...