Dec 2018
Odisha To Host Global Aluminium Meet For The First Time In January 2019
Dec 31, 2018
For the first time, Odisha will, play host to the International Conference on Aluminium (INCAL) in January 2019. The conference will be held from January 31 to February 3 based...
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Indian Govt Plans To Increase Import Duty On Aluminium
Dec 28, 2018
It is reported that commerce ministry is in favor of raising the import duty on aluminium to support domestic manufacturers. Suresh Prabhu Union commerce and industry minister said that "Raising...
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Vedanta To Set Up A New Steel Plant With A Capacity Of 4.5 Million Tonne Per Annum
Dec 27, 2018
Vedanta Ltd on Tuesday said it will set up a new steel plant with a capacity of 4.5-million-tonne-per-annum at an investment of $3-4 billion in Jharkhand. Vedanta Resources chairman Anil...
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Tata Steel Supplied 75% Of Total Rebars Used In Bogibeel Bridge
Dec 26, 2018
Tata Steel domestic steel giant said it has supplied 75% of the total rebars used in Bogibeel rail-cum-road Bridge that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Built...
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Madras High Court Stays Sterlite Copper Plant Reopen, Company To Move Supreme Court
Dec 25, 2018
The Sterlite copper smelter plant of Vedanta group’s in Thoothukudi on Friday suffered a serious setback with the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered that status quo be...
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Liberty House To Snap Up Steel And Aluminium Assets In The UAE
Dec 24, 2018
Liberty House, a British industrial conglomerate with revenues of $15 billion, is in talks to invest in steel and aluminium assets in the UAE as it looks to expand its...
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Investment In Odisha Mines Turns Out To Be A Bane For RINL Steel Plant
Dec 21, 2018
It is reported that investment to own large deposit of iron ore mines in Odisha by picking up strategic control over Eastern Investments Ltd made by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited...
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Japan Firms Are Stepping Up Their Investment In Copper Mines
Dec 20, 2018
Japanese trading companies are stepping towards investment in South American copper mines. They believe that increased use of electric vehicles will boost demand for the metal.
Industry Ministry Of China To Remove 11 Steel Companies From Qualified Enterprise List
Dec 19, 2018
Industry ministry of China on Tuesday said it would remove 11 steel firms from a list of qualified enterprises, effectively banning them from operating, and ordered another 17 steel firms...
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Pioneering Spirit To Start Construction World’s Biggest Ship - Report
Dec 18, 2018
A report said Pioneering Spirit the world’s largest construction vessel will begin laying pipes for the Nord Stream 2 project in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) next week, Nord...
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Odisha Ministry Expects To Set Up 500 Compressed Bio Gas Plants By 2023
Dec 17, 2018
Plants will be set up in the state to produce Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) for commercial and household use in order to turn waste into energy. The plants will come...
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Naval Plates Produced By ArcelorMittal Galati Used For Polar Cruise Ship
Dec 15, 2018
An important cruise vessel to explore the North Sea’s is made using the naval plates produced in Galati Steel Plant. Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Galati Steel Plant - Bogdan...
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India Targets Production Of 300 Million Tonnes Of Steel By 2030
Dec 14, 2018
“Recently India has become the second largest producer of steel, surpassing Japan and in India, we have good quality steel. Now, the government’s target is to reach production from about...
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India's Crude Steel Output Grows 4% To 8.92 Million Tonne In November
Dec 13, 2018
According to the Joint Plant Committee (JPC), India's crude steel output grew 3.8% to 8.92 million tonne (MT) in November 2018. JPC said in its latest report that the country...
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National Aluminium Company Manufactures Strontium Aluminium Billets
Dec 12, 2018
According to a recent report the National Aluminium Company (Nalco) a Navratna PSU, under Ministry of Mines manufactured a new product, strontium modified aluminium billets CH-91 grade as a part...
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New Steel Policy Has Helped Save Rs 5,000 Crore: Union Steel Minister
Dec 11, 2018
Chaudhary Birender Singh -Union Steel Minister said nearly Rs 5,000 crore has been saved since the new steel policy with the focus on quality has come into effect. Singh, who...
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India To Construct Pipeline Network Worth INR 70000 Crore For Natural Gas
Dec 10, 2018
Union Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Centre is working out plans to expand gas network through Bangladesh to Myanmar and will initially spend INR 70,000 crore to spread...
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Iran Steel Manufacturing Capacity Stands At 34 Million Tonnes Per Year
Dec 7, 2018
Currently, Iran’s steel manufacturing capacity stands at 34 million tonnes per year as reported by Financial Tribune, according to Jafar Sargheini The Deputy Minister of Industries, Mining, and Trade, Iran...
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Welding Industry Benefits With Higher Steel Consumption Benefits: IIW Chairman
Dec 6, 2018
Though India is the second largest producer of steel, its per capita consumption is below the global average. Higher steel consumption will provide more job opportunities for welders in the...
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PPMAI Urges Govt To Ban Consumer Ware Made Out Of Non-Standard Stainless Steel
Dec 5, 2018
Capital goods industry body Process Plant and Machinery Association of India (PPMAI) who represents a pool of talent in engineering and management skills have strongly persuaded the government to ban...
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Goa Economy Losses Revenue Due To Closure Of Iron Ore Mines
Dec 4, 2018
It is reported that the closure of iron ore mining in Goa since the last 8 months has adversely affected the state's economy which is facing a loss of Rs...
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Finished Steel Imports Rise To 17%, Exports Fall Over 23% In October
Dec 3, 2018
According to the Joint Plant Committee, India's finished steel exports fell by 23.4 percent to 0.596 million tonnes (MT) in October 2018. Joint Plant Committee (JPC), the only institution that...
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Demand For Recycled Aluminium Production In India Increases - ICRA
Dec 1, 2018
Aluminium production, as well as consumption in the country, has been increasing over the last few years at a healthy rate. However, while an increasing proportion of aluminium demand in...
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