Steel output seen at 60 mn tonne in FY10

Published on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 16:38 |  Source : Reuters

Updated at Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 16:58  

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Steel output seen at 60 mn tonne in FY10

Steel production in India is likely to be about 60 million tonne in the financial year ending March 2010, up from 56.39 million tonne in the previous year, Virbhadra Singh, Minister of Steel, said on Saturday.

"In the last six months, demand for steel in India has grown at around 7 to 9%. In the same period production has grown by 3 to 5%," he told reporters at a news conference.

He said sectors such as infrastructure, housing and autos were fuelling demand for the metal as growth revives in Asia's third biggest economy.

The minister added that stake sales in state-run Steel Authority of India and minor NMDC will start in the current financial year.

The two companies are among about 60 state-run firms in which India aims to sell stakes in the coming years, with offers for NTPC and Rural Electrification Corp expected by end-March 2010.

  

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