Sandeep Poundrik
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Secretary Ministry of Steel Government of India Links, RTs ≠ Endorsement
New Delhi, India
Joined April 2017
52 grades of steel to be used in strategic sectors have been exempted from requirement of NOC for end users.
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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.
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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. @SteelMinIndia @hd_kumaraswamy @PIB_India
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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. @SteelMinIndia @hd_kumaraswamy @PIB_India @RINL_VSP @KIOCLLimited
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IMPORTANT: Appellate provisions for NOCs for import of steel.
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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.
The Embassy hosted the visit of a delegation led by Mr. Sandeep Poundrik, Secretary, Ministry of Steel to South Korea from 17-18 July 2025. He was accompanied by CMD, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL); CMD, NMDC Limited, and others Ambassador @KumarAmitMEA met the
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Exemptions in respect of clarificatory O.M. of Ministry of Steel regarding Quality Control Order on Steel Products
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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.
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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. @SteelMinIndia
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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).
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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. @SteelMinIndia
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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. @SteelMinIndia @PIB_India
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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. @SteelMinIndia
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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. @SteelMinIndia
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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. @SteelMinIndia @hd_kumaraswamy @BjpVarma @RINL_VSP
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*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
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BHARAT STEEL 2026 will be held in Delhi in April 26.
🇮🇳 Bharat Steel 2026 - a proud initiative to showcase India’s steel strength to the world! Join us for the International Conference-cum-Exhibition on 16–17 April 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Let’s shape the future of resilient, sustainable and self-reliant steel.
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