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Japan may seek WTO help to resolve India steel tariff dispute

Japan said it may ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to help resolve a dispute related to India’s “safeguard” tariffs on the import of hot-rolled steel. India has extended its safeguard import taxes on some steel products until March 2018, in a bid to stop cheap overseas purchases from flooding its market and bolster the …

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Tata Steel bidders criticise ‘confusing’ sales process

Bidders for Tata Steel’s UK business have criticised the “confusing” sales process and lack of a clear timetable, as the group’s parent company seeks to finalise a shortlist of bidders for the troubled business. The Financial Times reported last week that Tata has warmed to the idea of keeping its British steel operations after being …

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India’s May steel imports lowest in at least 14 months

India’s steel imports fell in May to their lowest level in at least 14 months, provisional government data showed, thanks to the country’s efforts to cut cheap overseas purchases. India, the world’s third-largest steel producer, imported 546,000 tonnes of finished steel last month, nearly 41 percent lower than the same month a year earlier, data …

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India targetting steel output of 300 million tonnes: Vishnu Deo Sai

NAGPUR: The government has a vision to increase steel production to 300 million tonnes, Union Minister of State for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai said today. Sai was here to review the performance of public sector Manganese Ore India Limited(MOIL), where he interacted with top officials of the company. “India is now the fourth …

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Steel demand getting a boost from highways: Tata Steel India

In a press conference, TV Narendran, MD of Tata Steel India, told CNBC-TV18 that the activity in the highway sector is boosting steel demand and there is a demand pick-up in transmission and railways as well. Tata Steel posted its fourth quarter net loss of Rs 3,279 crore, worse than Street estimates, although its business …

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