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  • Coking Coal Concerns Amid Covid-19: BCCL Takes Guard

    Coking Coal Concerns Amid Covid-19: BCCL Takes Guard

    As the ongoing pandemic continues disrupting steel demand, we speak to the CMD of Coal India subsidiary BCCL, the country’s largest coking coal producing company.

    Guest Speaker: Shri P.M. Prasad, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)

    Join us live as we interview Shri P.M. Prasad, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) to know his perspective on the forthcoming steel demand outlook in India and its near-term implications on the domestic coking coal sector.

    Date: 16 May 2020 (SAT),
    Timings: at 12:00 PM (IST), 2:30 PM (Singapore time), 10:30 AM (Dubai time)


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    The webinar aims to shed light on the following key points of discussion –

    • Coping with lockdown restrictions & handling of excess stockpiles amid reduced dispatches
    • Action plans to meet annual target despite production cuts undertaken
    • BCCL’s expectations from upcoming spot e-auctions for coal sales
    • Addressing to supply concerns of non-power sector & small-scale hard coke manufacturers
    • Increasing domestic offtake in efforts towards import substitution
    • Enhancing coal quality & commissioning new washery projects
  • COVID 19 Pandemic: How is SAIL Overcoming the Challenges

    COVID 19 Pandemic: How is SAIL Overcoming the Challenges

    As the Coronavirus pandemic gets factored into the economy and factories look to the graded opening up of the lockdown to help push their business, we speak to the public sector unit Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) to get an update on how they are fairing with production, sales and inventories.

    Join us as on Tuesday, 5 May 2020 at 11:00 AM (IST), 1:30 PM (Singapore time), 9:30 AM (Dubai time), as we interview Mr Anil Kumar Chaudhary, chairman of SAIL to get an all round perspective that would help people in the steel and raw materials market.


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    Key points of discussion –

    • How do you see the current scenario for Indian domestic steel industry
    • Impact of production cuts by Indian primary mills
    • When do you foresee recovery in steel demand
    • Has limited domestic offtake resulted in piling up of inventories ?
    • How is India’s steel export market scenario
    • Initiatives taken by SAIL to help the country during Pandemic
  • Coronavirus Pandemic: Impact on Bulk Shipping Industry

    Coronavirus Pandemic: Impact on Bulk Shipping Industry

    The Coronavirus – starting from China – we have seen closing its borders in the beginning months of 2020. But now, just as China is starting to recover, Covid-19 is sweeping the developed economies in Europe and the Americas.

    In this webinar, senior executives from Interocean will shed light on the post-Covid-19 scenario and gauge the impact on the Indian shipping, logistics and export/import trade sectors.

    Join us on Thursday, Apr 23, 2020 at 12:30 PM (IST), 3:00 PM (Singapore time), 11:00 AM (Dubai time), to understand how Covid 19 is impacting bulk shipping industry.


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    Key points of discussion:

    • Indian port operations
    • Coal stockpiles status after lock down at major Indian ports
    • How are Indian steel mills placed with coking coal shipments for April/May?
    • How are Indian traders placed with non-coking coal shipments (South Africa and Indonesia) for April/May?
    • How has freight rate changed in the last few weeks?
  • Coronavirus Pandemic: How Indian Induction Furnace-Based Steel and Iron Producers are Dealing With the Global Health Disaster

    Coronavirus Pandemic: How Indian Induction Furnace-Based Steel and Iron Producers are Dealing With the Global Health Disaster

    Small and medium-sized enterprises form a sizable chunk of India’s total steel production of 110 million tonnes. So when these companies numbering in thousands across the country face the brunt of the Coronavirus pandemic, clouds of concern gets cast over India’s economic growth.

    One such producer, Mr. Ramesh Agrawal, President – Chhattisgarh Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association & Chairman of GR Group of Industries, speaks about the state of the industry and spells out what it would take for it to get back on its feet.

     

      

     

    Points of Discussion:

    •  Impact of lockdown on SME sector
    •  Scope of a quick bounce back
    •  Inventory levels
    •  Possibility of exports
    •  Electricity and other costs

    Listen the Podcast to Know all the answers
    -Interview by Ruchira Singh