Ajoy Das
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.
10 Nov
Local Indian HRC prices stabilize as more participants return from holidays
10 Nov
Local Indian CRC prices show modest gains amid restocking of moderate volumes
10 Nov
Free India’s SMIOL sees 331% rise in consolidated net profit in Q2 FY 2025-26, to diversify into steel and energy sectors
10 Nov
Free India’s steel ministry approves slurry pipeline for AMNS steel mill project
10 Nov
Free Goa starts auction process to hand over 10 idle iron ore dumps to miners
07 Nov
Free India’s coking coal port import traffic up 8% in April-October 2025
07 Nov
Free Indian automobile retail sales surge by 41% in October 2025
07 Nov
Ex-India pellet prices decline amid softening fines prices, buyers’ resistance to recent gains
06 Nov
Ex-India HDG offers stable, but deal prices soften in Middle East
06 Nov
Free India’s VPTL commissions new seamless stainless steel pipe and tube facility
06 Nov
Free SAIL’s Bokaro steel plant produces electrical and agricultural equipment grade steel for first time
05 Nov
Bids for Indian billet in latest tenders below sellers’ targets, local market a bit stronger
05 Nov
Import scrap prices in India stable, but trade muted by currency risks, low steel prices
05 Nov
Free Around 150 small Indian steel mills suspend operations due to low steel prices
05 Nov
Free India’s MOIL Limited sees 9% rise in manganese ore output in October 2025
05 Nov
Free India’s IMFA to acquire Tata Steel Limited’s ferroalloy plant in Odisha
04 Nov
Ex-India HRC prices mainly stable, but Asian competition and overseas softness weigh on mood
04 Nov
Local India rebar market breaks prolonged decline, prices rise strongly as big buyers return
04 Nov
Local wire rod quotations in Indian market - week 45, 2025
04 Nov
Free Indian passenger car sales in October hit highest monthly level so far in 2025
03 Nov
Free Consortium led by India’s LEWL wins contract to build SAIL pellet plant
03 Nov
Local Indian CRC prices enter new down-cycle as industrial users keep restocking to minimum
03 Nov
Local Indian HRC prices soften amid sluggish demand, buyers delay return to market
03 Nov
Free India’s AMNS gets environmental approval for 8.2 million mt greenfield mill project
03 Nov
Free India’s NMDC Limited sees 5% rise in iron ore output in October, sales down 3%
03 Nov
Free India relaxes stainless steel import curbs until December 31
31 Oct
Ex-India pellet prices rise, reversing recent correction as buyers return amid tight supplies
31 Oct
Free India’s Welspun Corp sees consolidated net profit rise 53% in Q2 of FY 2025-26
30 Oct
Ex-India HDG prices stable, enquiries from Middle East improves but deals still speculative
30 Oct
Free India’s VSSL sees 34% rise in consolidated net profit in Q2 of FY 2025-26
30 Oct
Free India’s AAPL sees 460% rise in consolidated net profit in Q2 of FY 2025-26
30 Oct
Free India’s SAIL sees 53% decline in consolidated net profit in Q2 of FY 2025-26
29 Oct
Free India’s NSL Limited posts less consolidated net loss in Q2 of FY 2025-26
29 Oct
Free India’s NMDC Limited sees 41 percent rise in consolidated net profit in Q2 of FY 2025-26
29 Oct
Ex-India billet prices stable with mills showing more interest in sales abroad
29 Oct
Indian import scrap offers edge down due to weak demand, fresh weakening of steel prices
29 Oct
Free India’s industrial growth moderates to 4% in September 2025, a four-month low
29 Oct
Free India’s Jindal Steel Limited sees 26% decline in consolidated net profit in Q2 of FY 2025-26
28 Oct
Free Jindal India commences coated steel sheet supplies to white goods manufacturers
28 Oct
Local Indian rebar prices extend losses as mill drop prices, traders deepen discounts
28 Oct
Ex-India HRC prices resist further drops despite weak global demand
28 Oct
Free India’s JSW Steel bolstering raw material security through domestic expansion, overseas acquisitions
28 Oct
Free Rashmi Group to invest $1.13 billion in new 2.8 million mt steel plant in West Bengal
28 Oct
Free India’s L&T bags order for construction coke oven battery at Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur steel mill
28 Oct
Local wire rod quotations in Indian market - week 44, 2025
28 Oct
Free India’s Midhani secures certification for special steel used in fighter aircraft engines
27 Oct
Local Indian CRC prices stable amid thin trade activity with users pausing restocking
27 Oct
Local Indian HRC prices edge lower, pace of fall eases but bearish mood persists in trade
24 Oct
Free JSW Steel to establish scrap processing facility in Chennai
24 Oct
Ex-India pellet prices soften amid resistance by buyers
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