India Steel Market Watch
December 23: India’s imports of non-alloy flat steel rose 41.3% year-on-year to 5.16 million tons in April-November, 2015-16, from 3.65 million tons in the same period last year, provisional steel ministry data showed.
Imports of HR coils rose 99.6% to 2.36 million tons during the period, while imports of plates rose 54.7% to 683,600 tons during April-November, 2015.
GP/GC sheets import rose 26% to 363,700 tons, while CR coil/sheet imports rose 13.5% to 1.25 million tons during the period.