Tata Metaliks has posted a mixed bag this quarter. It dragged down by weakness in the pig iron business, even as the ductile iron pipe does well this time around. In an interview, Mr Sanjiv Paul, MD of Tata Metaliks spoke about the results and his outlook for the company. Mr Paul said that "For the quarter we sold 65,640 tonne of ductile ir...

ITRI’s dedicated work and success in bringing positive change in the tin supply chain has beenrecognised with the award of the prestigious edie Sustainability Leaders Award 2017 forSustainable Supply Chains. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony at the HiltonHotel, Park Lane in Lo...

In an interview, Mukund Chaudhari, CMD, MOIL talks about the company's future trajectory. Excerpts: The last few months have seen manganese ore price rally significantly. What is the reason according to you? Why are we seeing such a traction in the prices? Mukund Chaudhari: The spurt in China demand is the main reason behind increa...

Mr Seshagiri Rao, JMD of JSW Steel, spoke to Business Line on the way ahead for steel industry in India Q - How do you see the coming year for the steel industry? A - The World Steel Association has estimated steel demand for 2017 to be higher by 0.5 per cent, mostly driven by revival in advanced economies and emerging economies excl...

Mr Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House re opened a Welsh steel works that it had acquired along with other steel products assets of the Caparo Group, last year. The Tredegar plant will produce steel structural hollow sections and tubes largely for the construction industry, creating around 70 new jobs. Mr Virinder Bahadur Garg CEO of Liberty Steel New...

Analysts at Goldman Sachs said that's just the start as stockpiles continue to mount and demand from China is slowing. They said that copper is "entering the eye of the supply storm" with supply set to climb 15% in the coming quarters. However, customs data shows that Chinese imports of refined copper shrank in July to the smallest in 17 mont...

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The outcome of Chinese discussions to cut the country's aluminium output will be key to determining the global price of the light-weight metal, the head of Norwegian producer Norsk Hydro told Reuters on Thursday. Aluminium prices have dropped by nearly 50 percent since 2011 to USD 1,459 per tonne. Hydro Chief Executive Mr Svein Richard Bra...

Mr Satish Pai, chief executive officer (aluminium), Hindalco Industries, talks to Jayajit Dash on the outlook on aluminium prices, Hindalco's assets, strategies to be cost competitive and its focus on downstream business. Edited excerpts: Q - What factors are triggering the plunge in aluminium prices? A - The decline in alumini...

Goldman Sachs said that if China's old economy doesn't find its footing, metals demand could take another hit. Goldman said that "Only a major pick-up in Chinese demand is likely to be sufficient to balance metals markets such as copper and aluminum. This is because metals supply generally continues to grow, while Chinese demand is not, so deman...