Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Crude Steel Production
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION

1437.  SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  production  of  crude  Steel  and  annual  increase  therein  during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the said increase is sufficient for present demand in the country and to meet its export demand;

(c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the financial  requirement of the sector to achieve these targets;

(d) the total quantity of crude steel exported during the said period, country-wise; and

(e) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the production of steel in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a) Data  on  crude  steel  production  and  annual  increase  (in  percentage  terms) during each of the last three years and the current year is given below:-

| Year                                             | Crude Steel                                      | Crude Steel                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                  | Production (mt)                                  | %change over last year                           |
| 2014-15                                          | 88.98                                            | 8.9                                              |
| 2015-16                                          | 89.79                                            | 0.9                                              |
| 2016-17                                          | 97.94                                            | 9.1                                              |
| April-Jan., 2017-18*                             | 84.68                                            | 4.5                                              |
| Source : JPC; mt = million tonnes ; *provisional | Source : JPC; mt = million tonnes ; *provisional | Source : JPC; mt = million tonnes ; *provisional |

(b)to(d): Crude steel is converted to finished steel for  consumption and export.  The position is given below:-

| Year                      | Total Finished Steel (mt)   | Total Finished Steel (mt)   | Total Finished Steel (mt)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                           | Production for sale         | Export                      | Consumption                 |
| 2014-15                   | 92.16                       | 5.59                        | 76.99                       |
| 2015-16                   | 90.98                       | 4.08                        | 81.52                       |
| 2016-17                   | 101.81                      | 8.24                        | 84.04                       |
| April-Jan., 2017-18*      | 88.37                       | 8.22                        | 72.52                       |
| Source: JPC; *provisional | Source: JPC; *provisional   | Source: JPC; *provisional   | Source: JPC; *provisional   |

The data indicate that production for sale has exceeded domestic consumption  during  the  period  in  question.    The  data  on  export  of  finished  steel, country-wise, during the period is given at Annexure - I .

(e) Steel is  a  deregulated  sector  and  role  of  Government  is  that  of  a  facilitator. The Government has taken various measures to promote steel sector which amongst others  include  trade  measures  such  as  anti  dumping  duties,  safeguard  duties  and temporary  introduction  of  Minimum  Import  Price;  notified  Quality  Control  Order thereby making BIS  standards mandatory for all steel products and imports; notified the  policy  on  Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  and  Steel  Products  in  Government procurement  which  facilitates  domestic  value  addition;    and  notified  National  Steel Policy, 2017 with a view to encourage long term growth of steel sector.

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## Annexure-I

| EXPORT OF TOTAL FINISHED STEEL ('000 tonnes)   | EXPORT OF TOTAL FINISHED STEEL ('000 tonnes)   | EXPORT OF TOTAL FINISHED STEEL ('000 tonnes)   | EXPORT OF TOTAL FINISHED STEEL ('000 tonnes)   | EXPORT OF TOTAL FINISHED STEEL ('000 tonnes)   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Country                                        | 2014-15                                        | 2015-16                                        | 2016-17                                        | April-Jan., 2017-18*                           |
| AUSTRALIA                                      | 49.29                                          | 29.38                                          | 35.65                                          | 20.59                                          |
| BANGLADESH                                     | 136.5                                          | 55.06                                          | 137.52                                         | 114.02                                         |
| BELGIUM                                        | 198.39                                         | 287.42                                         | 1112.31                                        | 805.59                                         |
| BRAZIL                                         | 42.95                                          | 11.98                                          | 42.93                                          | 49.4                                           |
| CANADA                                         | 132.95                                         | 17.32                                          | 33.64                                          | 46.86                                          |
| CHILE                                          | 9.51                                           | 18.35                                          | 11.8                                           | 5.68                                           |
| CHINA                                          | 3.32                                           | 3.92                                           | 4.00                                           | 14.67                                          |
| COLOMBIA                                       | 34.03                                          | 15.90                                          | 18.47                                          | 15.21                                          |
| DENMARK                                        | 9.69                                           | 8.90                                           | 5.63                                           | 36.79                                          |
| DJIBOUTI                                       | 21.45                                          | 22.98                                          | 32.06                                          | 23.69                                          |
| ECUADOR                                        | 31.99                                          | 16.78                                          | 42.77                                          | 16.08                                          |
| EGYPT                                          | 9.82                                           | 17.30                                          | 11.93                                          | 58.96                                          |
| ETHIOPIA                                       | 133.58                                         | 157.82                                         | 147.64                                         | 96.53                                          |
| FRANCE                                         | 9.46                                           | 19.75                                          | 15.44                                          | 8.92                                           |
| GERMANY                                        | 54.84                                          | 47.13                                          | 68.67                                          | 37.38                                          |
| GHANA                                          | 39.25                                          | 41.24                                          | 47.52                                          | 22.74                                          |
| GREECE                                         | 12.2                                           | 46.57                                          | 19.58                                          | 26.78                                          |
| INDONESIA                                      | 83.87                                          | 118.33                                         | 233.77                                         | 173                                            |
| IRAN                                           | 495.8                                          | 321.43                                         | 144.01                                         | 61.74                                          |
| IRAQ                                           | 8.27                                           | 30.84                                          | 3.01                                           | 14.3                                           |
| ITALY                                          | 470.86                                         | 345.41                                         | 942.92                                         | 1020.15                                        |
| JAPAN                                          | 0.48                                           | 0.56                                           | 0.64                                           | 0.84                                           |
| KENYA                                          | 61.28                                          | 45.65                                          | 30.55 34.9                                     | 38.84 40.12                                    |
| KOREA                                          | 26.63                                          | 26.57                                          |                                                | 13.84                                          |
| KUWAIT                                         | 12.83                                          | 28.16                                          | 36.66                                          |                                                |
| MADAGASCAR                                     | 11.81                                          | 15.91 46.31                                    | 12.74                                          | 8.31 328.46                                    |
| MALAYASIA                                      | 96.55                                          |                                                | 391.72                                         | 16.15                                          |
| MALDIVES                                       | 4.32                                           | 9.17                                           | 15.26                                          | 111.05                                         |
| MEXICO                                         | 45.29                                          | 52.66                                          | 169.53                                         |                                                |
| MYANMAR                                        | 29.48                                          | 18.49                                          | 68.99 464.73                                   | 169.69 512.15                                  |
| NEPAL NIGERIA                                  | 236.35                                         | 310.54 39.37                                   | 11.39                                          | 82.48                                          |
|                                                | 30.36                                          |                                                |                                                |                                                |
| PERU                                           | 44.33                                          | 71.16                                          | 40.25                                          | 27.92                                          |
| PHILIPPINES                                    | 6.08                                           | 7.20                                           | 14.45                                          | 50.79                                          |
| POLAND                                         | 34.56                                          | 39.19                                          | 64.94                                          | 122                                            |
| QATAR ROMANIA                                  | 11.55 27.69                                    | 9.03                                           | 17.78                                          | 25.69                                          |
|                                                | 27.85                                          | 27.24                                          | 20.75                                          | 26.12                                          |
| RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA                            | 248.86                                         | 20.56 60.50                                    | 23.45 118.57                                   | 22.56                                          |
| SOUTH AFRICA                                   | 36.89                                          | 19.60                                          | 56.94                                          | 260.74                                         |
| SPAIN                                          | 180.41                                         | 155.44                                         | 440.06                                         | 11.15                                          |
|                                                | 138                                            |                                                | 140.15                                         | 431.49                                         |
| SRI LANKA                                      |                                                | 100.51                                         |                                                | 158.45                                         |
| SWEDEN                                         | 4.48                                           | 3.16                                           | 9.45                                           | 14.96 79.65                                    |
| TAIWAN                                         | 129.46                                         | 12.90                                          | 70.67                                          | 17.33                                          |
| TANZANIA                                       | 41.18                                          | 25.75                                          | 9.33                                           |                                                |
| THAILAND                                       | 188.13                                         | 69.80                                          | 126.4                                          | 91.74                                          |
| TURKEY                                         | 49.66                                          | 44.66                                          | 74.61                                          | 121.41 117.28                                  |
| U.K.                                           | 64.56                                          | 39.34                                          | 172.92                                         |                                                |
| UAE                                            | 606.05                                         | 315.93                                         | 674.44                                         | 636.41                                         |
| UKRAINE                                        | 10.89                                          | 1.05                                           | 3.21                                           | 3.75                                           |
| USA                                            | 501.29                                         | 295.63                                         | 273.58                                         | 307.83                                         |
| VIETNAM OTHERS                                 | 163.12                                         | 38.11                                          | 961.26                                         | 866.87 834                                     |
| TOTAL                                          | 537                                            | 495                                            | 581                                            |                                                |
| 5595 4079 8243 8219 Source: JPC' *provisional  | 5595 4079 8243 8219 Source: JPC' *provisional  | 5595 4079 8243 8219 Source: JPC' *provisional  | 5595 4079 8243 8219 Source: JPC' *provisional  | 5595 4079 8243 8219 Source: JPC' *provisional  |