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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
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STEEL INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION
Steel Industry in India is on an upswing because of the strong global and domestic demand. India's rapid economic growth and soaring demand by sectors like infrastructure, real estate and automobiles, at home and abroad, has put Indian steel industry on the global map. According to the latest report by International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), India is the seventh largest steel producer in the world.
The origin of the modern Indian steel industry can be traced back to 1953 when a contract for the construction of an integrated steelworks in Rourkela, Orissa was signed between the Indian government and the German companies Fried Krupp und Demag AG. The initial plan was an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes, but this was subsequently raised to 1 million tonnes. The capacity of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), which belongs to the SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd.) group, is presently about 2 million tonnes. At a very early stage the former USSR and a British consortium also showed an interest in establishing a modern steel industry in India. This resulted in the Soviet-aided building of a steel mill with a capacity of 1 million tonnes in Bhilai and the British-backed construction in Durgapur.
The Indian steel industry is organized in three categories i.e., main producers, other major producers and the secondary producers. The main producers and other major producers have integrated steel making facility with plant capacities over 0.5 mT and utilize iron ore and coal/gas for production of steel. The main producers are Tata Steel, SAIL, and RINL, while the other major producers are ESSAR, ISPAT and JVSL. The secondary sector is dispersed and consists of: (1) Backward linkage from about 120 sponge iron producers that use iron ore and non-coking coal, providing feedstock for steel producers; (2) Approximately 650 mini blast furnaces, electric arc furnaces, induction...
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