Wednesday, 10 June 2015

India Sees 58% Rise In Steel Imports, Domestic Producers Face Threat

India’s steel imports increased to 0.91 million tonnes (MT) in May this year, registering an increase of 58% as compared to the same month’s figure last year.

As compared to the April 2015 data, the import grew by 20.4%, said the latest report of the Joint Plant Committee under the Ministry of Steel.

“Import of total finished steel stood at 1.666 MT in April-May 2015-16 and saw a growth of 54.5% over the same period of last year,” the report said, pointing towards 7% increase in the consumption of the metal in April.

Source: thedollarbusiness.com



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