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India’s crude steel production registered a decline of 3.26 per cent to 9.288 million tonnes (MT) in January this year, according to World Steel Association (worldsteel).
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreContrary to the expectation of a fall in metal prices due to the coronavirus impact, steel companies have hiked hot-rolled coil prices for the sixth consecutive time, by rs. 500-750 a tonne, to rs.39,200. The price hike will come into effect on March 1.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreWhile the novel coronavirus outbreak in China may affect production, it also poses an opportunity for India’s steelmakers, according to Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreValmet will supply an evaporation line to Century Pulp and Paper’s (CPP) pulp mill in Lalkuan, India. The new evaporation line will meet the future needs of the mill's ongoing pulp production capacity expansion, together with the existing evaporation line. This investment will also improve the overall steam economy of the mill.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read moreHow India can move towards a low-carbon steel sector.. India’s steel demand is roughly projected to grow from around 94 million tonnes (Mt) to 489 Mt, between now and 2050, in the latest research released on the sector.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreInternational technology group Andritz was selected by UPM, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, to supply energy-efficient and environmentally leading equipment and processes for all main process islands in fiber production and chemical recovery for their new pulp mill to be built near Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read morePixelle Specialty Solutions has completed the acquisition of two specialty paper mills from Verso Corporation becoming one of the largest paper producers in North America manufacturing currently over one million tons annually.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read moreSteel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has launched a special incentive scheme to boost the industrial eco-system around it’s five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela, Bokaro, Durgapur and Burnpur. Named "Ispaati Ilakon ka Vikas: SAIL ke Sath", the Scheme aims to contribute towards overall socio-economic development of the districts in which the steel plants are located, boost commercial activities through nurturing and developing the local industries and act as a catalyst for ..
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreBhadrachalam: Diversified multinational conglomerate ITC Ltd has drawn up plans to invest Rs 2,500 crore in its PSPD (paperboards & specialty papers division) business as part of plans to hike capacity to 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2025.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read moreIndia produced 64.3 million tonne (MT) of crude steel and 59.73 MT of finished steel during April-October, 2019-20, said the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday.
Category : Iron and Steel
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