Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment
Details of export of finished steel as compared to imports is given as follows: –
(in Million Ton)
| Year | Total Finished Steel | |
| Import | Export | |
| 2020-21 | 4.75 | 10.78 |
| April-June, 2021* | 1.16 | 3.56 |
*Provisional, Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC)
Steel is a de-regulated sector. Commercial decisions such as exports are taken by the steel companies. The details of export of finished steel during 2020-21 and current year, month-wise, areas follows:-
(in Million Ton)
| Month | Export | |
| 2020-21 | 2021-22* | |
| April | 0.43 | 0.95 |
| May | 1.28 | 1.24 |
| June | 1.55 | 1.37 |
| July | 1.38 | – |
| August | 1.04 | – |
| September | 0.86 | – |
| October | 0.55 | – |
| November | 0.60 | – |
| December | 0.62 | – |
| January | 0.52 | – |
| February | 0.65 | – |
| March | 1.29 | – |
*Provisional, Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC)
This information was given by the Union Minister for Steel Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
