BHARAT STEEL 2026 will be held in Delhi in April 26.

International Yoga Day. Ministry of Steel ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy #YogaDay2025

*NSL* marked a milestone on 22.06.2025 with record-setting achievements across operations, including Hot Metal production of 11,101T (117% capacity). BF coke yield reached 79%, TRT generation touched 16.4MW, and oxygen supply was enhanced to 34,000 Nm³/hr. #NSL #Steel #Milestone

As per plan, 3rd Blast Furnace of RINL was blown-in (started) today by the hands of Sh K L Praveen Senior Technician & B Venkatesh Asst Manager. 2 BFs are already running above 100%. Good job team RINL. Keep it up. Ministry of Steel ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma RINL

Do you know-1 : India became the 2nd biggest steel producer in the world in 2018 overtaking Japan. Today India has 200 Million Tonne steel capacity. By 2030 this is expected to be about 300 MT. Ministry of Steel

Do you know-2 : 47% of India's steel is produced by secondary steel producers (small and medium) & there are more than 2500 steel producers in the country. Ministry of Steel

Do you know-3: India is the only major economy where steel consumption is growing above double digit (about 12%) for last 3 years. World steel consumption on the other hand is estimated to decline by above 2%. India is the future Steel Hub. Ministry of Steel PIB India

Do you know-4: That building and construction sector consumes 43% of the steel in the country, followed by 26% by infrastructure sector, 22% by engineering and 9% by automobile sector. Ministry of Steel

Do you know-5: The biggest raw material cost component for making steel is not iron ore, but coking coal (or coke). At present Indian prices, one ton of steel will cost about Rs. 14-16000 (0.8- 0.9 MT), while iron ore will cost about Rs. 11-12000 (1.6-1.7 MT).

Do you know-6: There are 3 main routes of steel making; Blast Furnace -Basic Oxygen Furnace (BF-BOF), Direct Reduced Iron- Electric ArC Furnace (DRI-EAF) & Induction Furnace. While BF-BOF is mostly used by ISPs, induction furnace route is used by SSIs. Ministry of Steel

Visited Donimalai and Kumaraswami mines of NMDC in Karnataka. With production of about 15 Million Tonne iron ore per annum, this is the 2nd biggest iron ore mine cluster of NMDC after Bacheli-Kirandul in Chattisgarh.

Exemptions in respect of clarificatory O.M. of Ministry of Steel regarding Quality Control Order on Steel Products pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

India and Republic of Korea have great collaboration potential. South Korean companies are already investing in India and can play a big role in the India's Growth journey in Steel Sector.

IMPORTANT: Appellate provisions for NOCs for import of steel.

Collaboration between 2 CPSEs of Ministry of Steel starts on the Independence Day. Loading of pellets in ship started at KIOCL for supply to RINL. KIOCL plans to supply 2MT pellets to RINL in one year. Ministry of Steel ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | HD Kumaraswamy PIB India RINL KIOCL Limited

India again becomes a net exporter of steel after a gap of 14 months in June 2025, though the gap between exports and imports is small. Ministry of Steel ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy PIB India

Visited RINL on 19th Sept 2025. As the plant has not gone required maintenance for years, problems in RMHP, logistics and other units are natural. Team RINL, including the youngsters and management, is trying its best to take RINL to a sustainable and profitable path forward.

52 grades of steel to be used in strategic sectors have been exempted from requirement of NOC for end users.