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.

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