India’s steel imports down 36% in September, remains net importer

Wednesday, 08 October 2025 12:00:31 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s steel imports in September this year have been provisionally estimated at 0.65 million mt, a decline of 36.3 percent year on year, but the country continued to remain a net importer during the month, Indian government sources said on Wednesday, October 8, citing data from the Joint Plant Committee (JPC), the official compiler of industry data under the ministry of steel.

Finished steel exports from the country in September were estimated at 0.58 million mt, a rise of 47.6 percent year on year.

Total domestic finished steel production in September has been provisionally announced at 13.3 million mt, a rise of 14.7 percent year on year, the data showed. Total crude steel output amounted to 13.8 million mt, a rise of 15 percent year on year.

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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