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JSW Steel ramped up its capacity utilisation to 83% in May compared to 38% in April, leading to a production of 12.48 lakh tonne of crude steel during the month. This represents a 122% rise over crude steel output of 5.63 lakh tonne in April, the company said in an official statement on Tuesday. In May'19 the company had produced 14.53 lakh tonne of crude steel
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreDharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Steel, Petroleum & Natural Gas on Tuesday discussed a plan for developing a steel fabrication cluster around SAILNSE 4.17 %'s Bhilai Steel Plant. The proposed steel fabrication cluster will provide a boost to the MSME sector in the region, facilitate employment generation and give impetus to the local economy, he said.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreThe recovery in steel demand is expected to be delayed with the extension of the country-wide lockdown up to May 31. Early indications of a slowdown were visible when steel demand fell 22 per cent and 91 per cent in March and April respectively.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreTata Steel India produced 18.21 million tonne (mt) crude steel during the financial year ended March 31, 2020. The company achieved a 8% growth in production in FY20, which helped it maintain its position as the largest domestic steel producer for the second consecutive year
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreThe Government must look to fast track investments in the infrastructure sector to help the steel industry recover from the demand slump (for steel products) that has arisen due to Covid-19 pandemic, an industry body has said.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreThe demand for toilet paper in Canada has skyrocketed – increasing by 241 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read moreSteel demand is expected to fall 25 per cent this fiscal as the Indian and global economy struggle to recover from the destruction caused by the Covid pandemic.
Category : Iron and Steel
read moreWood pulp is the ligno-cellulosic fibrous substance produced by either chemically or mechanically separating cellulosic fibers from the lignin present in wood. In semi-chemical wood pulping, wood chips are first softened by chemically treating them in a neutral sodium sulfite solution. They are then subjected to mechanical pulping action with the help of devices such as a disk attrition mill for separation of fibers. Such wood pulp produces high quality paper with varied characteristics.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read moreWest Coast Paper Mills gained 2.6% to Rs 140.1 after the company said it partially started production at Paper and Duplex Board division in Dandeli in Karnataka.
Category : Pulp and Paper
read moreSteel companies across the country are facing troubling times as production continues but offtake has fallen drastically.
Category : Iron and Steel
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