India’s steel imports rise by 13% in May, exports down 38%

Monday, 10 June 2024 14:34:56 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s steel imports have been provisionally estimated at 0.55 million mt in May this year, up 13 percent year on year, according to data sourced from the Joint Plant Committee (JPC) under the ministry of steel on Monday, June 10.

India’s steel exports during the month have been estimated at 0.43 million mt, a decline of 38 percent year on year, the data showed.

Total steel imports during the April-May period of 2024 came to 1.14 million mt, a rise of 20 percent, while exports amounted to 0.94 million mt, a decline of 40 percent, both 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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