MC Garg, chairman of Good Luck Steel says the total order book currently stands at Rs 500 crore, of which Rs 250 crore is in the structured division.
Ankit Miglani, Director, Uttam Galva says the deal will reduce the manufacturing cost of hot-rolled coils.
Steel safeguard duty on hot rolled coil (HRC) has brought fear among the importers but when compared price-to-price, imports are still more viable for long products, says GD Mundra, Sarda Energy.
Nitin Johri, CFO, Bhushan Steel, says landed price of steel post the duty will be around Rs 26,000-27,000 per tonne, while the domestic price is Rs 24,500 per tonne.
Uttam Galva has Rs 3750 crore of debt on its books. The company's Deputy Managing Director, Ankit Miglani does not expect any increase in debt, but sees a tough year ahead
Shares of SAIL fell 3 percent while JSW Steel also slipped 4 percent intraday on Monday. Goldman Sachs has downgraded JSW to neutral.
"The country's steel consumption could grow marginally by about 0.5 percent in the April-September period of the current fiscal," an official said.
Brokerage house Citi has maintained its ‘sell‘ rating on Steel Authority of India, after the company‘s third quarter net profit fell 53 percent year-on-year because of sluggish sales and lower realization.
At least a couple of steel makers have raised the price of flat products by up to Rs 1,500/tonne since December 1 to align the domestic price with landed import costs, now hovering between Rs 35,000-36,000 a tonne.