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Your dream sedans and SUVs are expected to become lot more cheaper by next year as the imported steel used in manufacturing these cars will be made locally available by Bellary based JSW steel. On Wednesday,

Following the Supreme Court lifting the ban on mining in Goa, JSW Steel considering using iron ore from that state for its steel plant at Dolvi in Maharashtra. The company operates a 3.3-million tonnes a year

Bhushan Steel today said it has got the green signal to start a blast furnace in Meramandali plant from the Odisha Pollution Control Board (PCB) which had directed its closure following an accident during trial

India, the world's fourth largest steel maker, produced 7.25 million tonnes (MT) or just over five per cent of the total global output in March, according to World Steel Association (WSA). The country, howeve

MetalMiner has been keeping track of developments on the Goa mining ban since it was imposed. As late as March this year, we covered a government report by a Supreme Court-appointed committee of experts for ass

Iron ore exports, which declined from over $ 7 billion per annum to $ 1.69 billion in 2013-14, are expected to get a big boost following the Supreme Court's order to lift mining restrictions in Goa. "Goa, whi

Close on heels of the Supreme Court (SC) lifting the 18-month ban on mining in Goa, Sesa Sterlite, one of the state's largest miners has said it expects to resume mining soon and ramp up production in post-mons

In a significant judgment, the Orissa High Court has upheld the State Government's decision mandating sale of 50 per cent of mined iron ore lumps and fines to State-based industries. The division bench of Chie

More paper market weakness though tailing off. Rebar futures managed another small bounce. Physical too is eroding but the Baltic Dry capesize component is up another 3%, and is not at rock bottom levels, sugge

World number one miner BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE: BHP) officially inaugurated Wednesday its Jimblebar iron ore mine expansion and processing hub in the Pilbara, five months after safety issues at Newman Airport d

In a sudden break from the past long steel market corrected across the country. Remarkable rally witnessed over the past 1 month was destined to ebb sooner rather than later. Demand fundamentals remained decept

The US government determined on Wednesday it would maintain the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon-quality steel line pipe from China, despite Beijing's repeated calls

Brazilian flat steel distributors purchased 364,900t in March, down 5.2% year-on-year. Source: Business News Americas

Brazilian technical standards association ABNT established quality guidelines for ordering, manufacturing and supplying coated steel sheets and coils. Source: Business News Americas

A hot metal treatment plant at Kobe Steel's Kakogawa Works in western Japan is now operational, according to the company. The plant was constructed to improve the production system at Kakogawa in order to expa

Mining in top iron ore-exporting state of Goa is likely to restart in January next year once all companies have obtained environment and forest clearances from the federal government, a state government source

Court does well to lift mining ban. But to revive output, address bad laws, worse implementation. In pure financial terms, the impact of the lifting of the iron ore ban, in Karnataka last year and Goa now, is

Indian steel producers imported 33.1 million tonnes of coking coal in 2013-14, an increase of 18 per cent over the previous comparable period, taking advantage of a price slump, said traders and analysts. Coki

U.S. coal miner Arch Coal Inc said it expects to ship fewer tons of steel-making metallurgical coal this year as prices and demand remain weak, but signaled recovering demand for thermal coal, used in power gen

Chinese steel futures rose for the first time in seven sessions on Wednesday on a pick-up in seasonal demand, but gains were limited by chronic oversupply and slow manufacturing growth. China's steel consumpti