Industry experts discuss India-UAE collaboration in the steel sector

The symposium outlines trade expansion, infrastructure integration, and supply chain reforms in the steel and alloy sector

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A landmark event in the journey of Indo-UAE industrial cooperation unfolded as the Sectorial Symposium: Steel & Alloy Industry was successfully hosted by the Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC Dubai) in collaboration with the Consulate General of India, at the opulent Opera Ballroom of Taj Dubai.

This exclusive platform brought together business leaders, policymakers, and industry veterans from India and the UAE to discuss strategic cooperation, market expansion, and infrastructural alignment in the steel and alloy sector.

The symposium was graced by Shri HD Kumaraswamy, Hon'ble Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries, Government of India, as the Chief Guest, and Satish Sivan, Consul General of India to Dubai, as the Guest of Honour.

Chairman of IBPC Siddharth Balachandran was also in attendance and hosted the high profile delegation that also included public sector representation from MECON Limited, SAIL (Steel Authority of India), both PSU's having recently opened branches in the UAE, with the ministry endorsing the open conversation between all parties.

India, already the second-largest producer of steel globally, is on track to expand its steel trade volume from 150 million tonnes to 300 million tonnes, backed by robust domestic infrastructure development and export ambitions.