India has imposed anti-subsidy duty for a period of five years on copper wire rods from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam after concluding a probe that these imports have impacted domestic players. In a notification, the finance ministry said that it has imposed the anti-subsidy or countervailing duty after considering the final findings of the […]
The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Iran last week, including penalties on the Islamic Republic’s metals and some senior leaders, following Tehran’s attack on U.S. military bases. The sanctions target steel, aluminum, copper and iron, as well as eight senior Iranian officials and sectors of the economy, such as construction, manufacturing, textiles and mining, […]
Investment in battery manufacturing plants and electric vehicle factories continues to boom around the world, but for now the market for lithium shows no signs of emerging from a four-year slump. Prices for the raw material used in lithium-ion batteries fell again at the end of last year, according to the December price assessment released […]
The gems and jewellery industry in the country is expecting gold prices to be volatile during 2020, as the hostility between the US and Iran may continue this year. Notwithstanding the price volatility, the industry hopes that various forms of government support may help it grow 10 per cent in terms of volume during the year as […]
Investors infused Rs 16 crore in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2019, after pulling out money from safe-haven assets in the past six years, on fears of a slowdown in the global market and volatility in equity and debt markets. Going ahead, the segment is likely to gain more traction from investors due to the […]
Prices of aluminium and copper are showing signs of recovery in the last three months as trade tensions in international markets have eased to an extent leading to an improvement in sentiment, rating agency ICRA said in its research report. Consequently, while aluminium prices at the spot market have increased by 4 per cent in […]
Top Indian coal-fired power generators Adani Power and NTPC Ltd have sought two-to-three-year extensions of deadlines to install emissions-cutting equipment at some plants, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, even as the country battles rampant pollution. The requests mean the two biggest power producers in India are pressuring the government to delay emissions targets for […]
The production cost difference between integrated steel producers and others is expected to increase sharply after the aggressive bidding by merchant iron ore in Karnataka. The iron ore cost is set to rise 30-40 per cent for non-integrated steel companies after the Karnataka auction. Bidders have to commit a portion of their iron sales realisation […]
In a bid to attract investments and boost coal production, the government approved promulgation of an ordinance to open up the coal mining sector further by allowing non-coal companies to take part in auctions without end-use restrictions. The Centre also gave its nod for concluding auction of iron ore and other mineral mines before the […]
Showing no signs of improvement, the output of eight core infrastructure industries contracted for the fourth consecutive month in November by 1.5 per cent, according to official data. Since August, the eight core industries are recording negative growth. The output of coal, crude oil, natural gas, steel, and electricity declined by 2.5 per cent, 6 […]
