Indian steel imports from China hit five-year high in April-August

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 11:10:09 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s steel imports from China during the April-August period of the current fiscal year 2023-24 reached a five-year high of 0.8 million mt, up 69 percent year on year, according to the provisional data of the ministry of steel.

Total steel imports into the country in the April-August period have been provisionally estimated at 2.5 million mt, up 22.4 percent year on year.

Both China and South Korea accounted for highest shares of imports, with 0.8 million mt also being imported from the latter country during the period.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.

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