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.
16 Jun
Free India’s vehicle scrapping policy flounders, only 3% of eligible ELVs scrapped in 2022-25
16 Jun
Free India’s SEPC Limited win $71 million contract for SAIL’s IISCO mill expansion project
16 Jun
Free New-energy heavy truck sales in China up 67.6 percent in Jan-May
15 Jun
Local Indian CRC prices stable amid slow bookings from industrials users
15 Jun
Local Indian HRC prices stable but weak demand keeps outlook bearish
12 Jun
Free India rejects US allegations of excess steel production
12 Jun
Downtrend of ex-India pellet prices accelerates, outlook turns negative as Chinese buyers retreat
11 Jun
Ex-India HDG prices rise amid higher costs, wider bid-offer gap stalls deals
11 Jun
Free India’s RINL halts operation of steel melt shop after explosion kills nine, injures several others
10 Jun
Indian billet exporters take a break from active sales
10 Jun
Indian scrap importers resist current prices and still seek discounts
10 Jun
Free India’s MOIL floats JV with mining arm of Madhya Pradesh to expand manganese exploration and mining
10 Jun
India’s SAIL and NMDC explore acquisition of coking coal assets in Russia
09 Jun
Indian HRC exporters manage to push volumes in all major markets after discounts
09 Jun
Local Indian rebar prices fall further amid weak demand, rising inventories
09 Jun
Free India’s JSW Steel sees 15% rise in consolidated crude steel output in May 2026
09 Jun
Local wire rod quotations in Indian market - week 24, 2026
08 Jun
India’s automobile retail sales increase by 10 percent in May 2026
08 Jun
Local Indian CRC prices stable, but outlook negative due to low industrial restocking
08 Jun
Local Indian trade HRC prices still squeezed by weak demand, mills’ June base prices stable
05 Jun
Ex-India pellet prices inch down but outlook improves as higher volumes now being negotiated
05 Jun
Free India’s NMDC Limited plans $5.22 billion investment over three years, to double iron ore output and for diversification
04 Jun
Ex-India HDG prices stable but declining bids stall pending sales negotiations
04 Jun
Free India sees 3% rise in crude steel output in May 2026, imports up 63%
04 Jun
Free India’s coking coal import port traffic sees 6% rise in April-May FY 2026-27
04 Jun
Free India’s JSW Steel Limited to invest $20 billion over next seven years
03 Jun
Large Indian mills still place aggressive billet export offers despite pressure on margins
03 Jun
Import scrap prices in India see marginal changes, sellers delay offers amid lack of trade
03 Jun
Free India’s JVML awards John Cockerill India $136 million contract for annealing and pickling lines at CRNO steel mill
03 Jun
Free India’s industrial output grows 4.9% in April 2026 under newly revamped index
03 Jun
Free Indian passenger car sales show robust y-o-y sales growth in May 2026, moderate m-o-m rise
03 Jun
Free India considers withdrawal of FTA concessions as retaliation for UK’s plans to impose safeguard on steel imports
02 Jun
Indian HRC export activity lapses into silence amid low bids, general mood still bearish
02 Jun
Local India rebar prices fall further, traders and mills cut prices amid market slowdown
02 Jun
Local wire rod quotations in Indian market - week 23, 2026
02 Jun
Free India’s NMDC Limited sees 20% rise in iron ore output in May 2026, sales fall 7%
02 Jun
Free India’s MOIL Limited cuts prices of all manganese ore grades for June deliveries
01 Jun
Local Indian CRC prices edge up as re-rollers complete stock liquidation, outlook still negative
01 Jun
Local Indian HRC trade prices down slightly amid reduced sales, negative macroeconomic outlook
01 Jun
India’s RINL floats export tender for blooms for July shipment
01 Jun
Free Indian miner NMDC Limited sees 35% rise in net profit in Q4 FY 2025-26
29 May
Free India’s KIOCL Limited bounces back into profit in Q4 of FY 2025-26
29 May
Ex-India HDG prices stable, pessimism surfaces after ongoing sales pitches fail to make headway
29 May
Ex-India pellet prices stable amid silent trade conditions, sales likely to improve but at lower price levels
29 May
Free India’s KFIL firms up plans to invest $52 million to ramp up steel tube making capacity
29 May
Free Development Bank of Japan and India’s HDFC Capital enter partnership to invest $1 billion in affordable housing ...
29 May
Free India’s JSL awards $1.7 million worth contract for installation of yard automation systems to Kernex Microsystems
28 May
Free Linde India commences operation of ASU at Jindal Stainless Limited’s Odisha mill
28 May
Free India’s AMNS commences production of EQ70-grade welded steel pipes at Hazira mill
28 May
Free India’s BCCL starts production at a 2 million mt capacity coking coal washery
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