In this issue

Need for a tech-tonic shift
Digitalization of steel-making technology to enable touching optimum efficiency.

Also read:
• Performance analysis of JSW Steel
• Global steelmaking capacity report by OECD
• India may face iron ore shortage in H1 FY21
• SAIL modernisation, expansion project on verge of completion
• Steel sector margins to shrink in FY20

Read Steel Insights August 2019 issue and get a complete insight into the Indian steel value chain...!

Steel Industry Needs Tech-Tonic Shift To Touch Optimum Efficiency

Steelmaking is a primal industry that requires huge amounts of heat and energy. As such, it isn’t the first sector that springs to mind when it comes to energy efficiency and sustainability.

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Danieli Universal Endless (Due®): The First-ever Universal Solution For Flat Products Is Now On Stream

Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (SGJT) in 2016 confirmed its trust in and satisfaction with the technological equipment supplied by Danieli in previous projects, placing another order to the Group for the world first DUE® plant, for the new facility in Caofeidian Industrial Area, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China.

6 mins

Hot Dip Galvanizing Line Producing GI And GA Coils For Automotive Applications

In order to minimize the problem of autobody corrosion, steel sheets for automotive body panels have undergone enormous changes from the conventional cold rolled steel sheets to coated steel sheets.

10 mins

Steel Sector Margins To Shrink In FY20: Crisil

With the Indian economy caught in crosswinds, rating agency CRISIL expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 6.9 percent this fiscal, or 20 basis points lower than what the agency had envisaged earlier.

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SAIL Modernisation, Expansion Project On Verge Of Completion

Steel Authority of India, which returned to profit in FY1 9 after posting losses for three consecutive years, is set to achieve another milestone by completion of its moderisation and expansion plan, chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary has said.

10+ mins

Motown Plagued By Low Demand In July

Demand distress seems to be plaguing car sales for the fourth consecutive month of the current fiscal.

6 mins

Seaborne Coking Coal Offers Plummet In July

Seaborne coking coal offers plunged in July 2019 amid muted demand from China and India, industry sources said. Overall sluggishness in the steel market worldwide influenced coking coal demand, they said.

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Traffic Handled By Major Ports Up 1.5% Till June

The 12 major Indian ports handled 176.8 million tons (mt) of total traffic during April-June 2019, about 1.5 percent higher than 174.2 mt recorded for April-May, 2018, according to data released by the Indian Ports Association (IPA).

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RINL Starts Heating Of Coke Oven Battery 5

State-run Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) started heating up of Coke Oven Battery-5.

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Electric Vehicles Adoption To Drive Copper Demand: HCL Head

Greater trust by the government on popularising Electric Vehicles through incentives and evolving regulatory measures would boost demand for copper, chairman cum managing director of Hindustan Copper Santosh Sharma said at the annual general meeting of the company.

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