Nepal, a landlocked nation, has registered significant growth in its metallics (sponge iron and pig iron) imports, as per data maintained with SteelMint. The country’s sponge iron imports rose by 120%, while pig iron imports rallied by 390% during January-October...
- November 5, 2022
Sponge iron imports by Bangladesh from India stood at 283,000 tonnes (t) in FY’22 (April’21-March’22). Although Bangladesh’s imports increased sharply from FY’21, volumes were still lower compared to the previous couple of fiscals. Imports, however, are expected to edge up...
- August 27, 2022
Depressed sponge iron demand in the Indian domestic market, coupled with elevated South African coal prices and limited availability of domestic coal for the non-power sector, has compelled Indian DRI producers to experiment with coal from Mozambique, Russia, and even...
- July 23, 2022
At a time when sponge iron manufacturers in India continue to deal with domestic coal shortage, quality issues regarding imported coal, and rampant volatility in prices, a new alternative is likely to emerge in the form of coal shipments from...
- July 9, 2022
South African thermal coal exports to India have recorded a steep decline of 30% m-o-m to 1.5 mnt in June, CoalMint vessel line-up data revealed. This fall in exports came as the demand from its top consuming sector, sponge iron...
- July 7, 2022
