Lok Sabha Question No. 528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Enhancing Efficiency of Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.528

## FOR ANSWER ON 06/02/2017

## ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF STEEL PLANTS

528. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to enhance the operational efficiency of the Steel plants to meet the rising domestic demand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard; and
- (c) the details of Steel imported during each of the last three years, country-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) Steel  industry  is  deregulated  and  the  subject  matters  related  to  operational efficiency  and  choice  of  technology  is  dealt  with  by  the  management  of  individual companies. However there has been capacity increase of 25 MTPA from 2012-13 to 2015-16. Government encourages increased  competitiveness of the Steel Industry.
- (b) Steel Public Sector Undertakings have undertaken capacity expansion both for existing plants and by setting up new Steel Plants. Plant wise break up of 25 MTPA is annexed ( Annexure-I ).
- (c) Country-wise Import of Steel is annexed ( Annexure-II ).

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## An nexure-I

| Producer                                                 | Crude                                                    | steel                                                    | capacity                                                 | ('000t)                                                  | Growth in capacity: 2015-16 over 2012- 13*               |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                          | 2012-13                                                  | 2013-14                                                  | 2014-15                                                  | 2015-16                                                  | ('000t)                                                  |
| PUBLIC SECTOR                                            |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |
| SAIL PLANTS                                              |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |
| B S P                                                    | 3925                                                     | 3925                                                     | 3925                                                     | 3925                                                     | 0                                                        |
| D S P                                                    | 1802                                                     | 1802                                                     | 1802                                                     | 1802                                                     | 0                                                        |
| R S P                                                    | 1900                                                     | 1900                                                     | 4400                                                     | 4400                                                     | 2500                                                     |
| B S L                                                    | 4360                                                     | 4360                                                     | 4360                                                     | 4360                                                     | 0                                                        |
| I S P                                                    | 500                                                      | 500                                                      | 2500                                                     | 2500                                                     | 2000                                                     |
| A S P                                                    | 234                                                      | 234                                                      | 234                                                      | 234                                                      | 0                                                        |
| S S P                                                    | 180                                                      | 180                                                      | 180                                                      | 180                                                      | 0                                                        |
| V I S L                                                  | 118                                                      | 118                                                      | 118                                                      | 118                                                      | 0                                                        |
| TOTAL : SAIL                                             | 13019                                                    | 13019                                                    | 17519                                                    | 17519                                                    | 4500                                                     |
| RINL                                                     | 2910                                                     | 2910                                                     | 2910                                                     | 6300                                                     | 3390                                                     |
| TOTAL: PUBLIC SECTOR                                     | 15929                                                    | 15929                                                    | 20429                                                    | 23819                                                    | 7890                                                     |
| PRIVATE SECTOR                                           |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |
| Tata Steel Ltd                                           | 9600                                                     | 9600                                                     | 9600                                                     | 9600                                                     |                                                          |
| Essar Steel Ltd.                                         | 8540                                                     | 8540                                                     | 8540                                                     | 10000                                                    | 1460                                                     |
| JSW Steel Ltd.                                           | 14600                                                    | 14600                                                    | 14600                                                    | 16600                                                    | 2000                                                     |
| JSPL                                                     | 2400                                                     | 2400                                                     | 4000                                                     | 4850                                                     | 2450                                                     |
| Other E A F Units/Corex-BOF/MBF- EOF                     | 12010                                                    | 14697                                                    | 15888                                                    | 18802                                                    | 6792                                                     |
| IF Units                                                 | 33945                                                    | 36494                                                    | 36794                                                    | 38300                                                    | 4355                                                     |
| TOTAL : (Private Sector)                                 | 81095                                                    | 86331                                                    | 89422                                                    | 98152                                                    | 17057                                                    |
| GRAND TOTAL :                                            | 97024                                                    | 102260                                                   | 109851                                                   | 121971                                                   | 24947                                                    |
| Source: JPC; *calculated with respect to 2012-13 as base | Source: JPC; *calculated with respect to 2012-13 as base | Source: JPC; *calculated with respect to 2012-13 as base | Source: JPC; *calculated with respect to 2012-13 as base | Source: JPC; *calculated with respect to 2012-13 as base | Source: JPC; *calculated with respect to 2012-13 as base |

Annexure-II Import of Steel Country wise

| COUNTRYWISE IMPORTS OF STEEL IN THOUSAND TONNES   | COUNTRYWISE IMPORTS OF STEEL IN THOUSAND TONNES   | COUNTRYWISE IMPORTS OF STEEL IN THOUSAND TONNES   | COUNTRYWISE IMPORTS OF STEEL IN THOUSAND TONNES   | COUNTRYWISE IMPORTS OF STEEL IN THOUSAND TONNES   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   | 2013-14                                           | 2014-15                                           | 2015-16                                           |                                                   |
| ARGENTINA                                         | 0.5                                               | 1.74                                              | 0.53                                              |                                                   |
| AUSTRALIA                                         | 5.8                                               | 9.04                                              | 3.71                                              |                                                   |
| BAHRAIN                                           | 4.86                                              | 6.91                                              | 3.44                                              |                                                   |
| BANGLADESH                                        | 0.1                                               | 0                                                 | 1.78                                              |                                                   |
| BELGIUM                                           | 70.07                                             | 113.51                                            | 80.42                                             |                                                   |
| BRAZIL                                            | 70.72                                             | 135.15                                            | 291.12                                            |                                                   |
| CANADA                                            | 15.52                                             | 8.36                                              | 7.79                                              |                                                   |
| CHILE                                             | 0.06                                              | 0.28                                              | 0.28                                              |                                                   |
| CHINA                                             | 646.77                                            | 1753.76                                           | 1878.93                                           |                                                   |
| DENMARK                                           | 12.74                                             | 20.02                                             | 16.07                                             |                                                   |
| DJIBOUTI                                          | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0.62                                              |                                                   |
| EGYPT                                             | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |                                                   |
| FINLAND                                           | 1.73                                              | 2.21                                              | 0.76                                              |                                                   |
| FRANCE                                            | 24.75                                             | 122.1                                             | 56.68                                             |                                                   |
| GERMANY                                           | 136.55                                            | 103.41                                            | 150.95                                            |                                                   |
| GHANA                                             | 0.04                                              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |                                                   |
| HONG KONG                                         | 0.55                                              | 1.51                                              | 32.25                                             |                                                   |
| INDONESIA                                         | 0.15                                              | 157.06                                            | 513.44                                            |                                                   |
| IRAN                                              | 92.79                                             | 0                                                 | 20.67                                             |                                                   |
| ITALY                                             | 17.26                                             | 49.06                                             | 19.85                                             |                                                   |
| JAPAN                                             | 1235.25                                           | 1415.68                                           | 1994.8                                            |                                                   |
| JORDAN                                            | 0.15                                              | 0                                                 | 0.19 4.92                                         |                                                   |
| KAZAKHSTAN                                        | 8.12                                              | 8.93                                              |                                                   |                                                   |
| KOREA                                             | 1174.27                                           | 1754.72                                           | 2843.83                                           |                                                   |
| KUWAIT                                            | 26.06                                             | 47.22                                             | 3.76                                              |                                                   |
| LEBANON                                           | 0.18                                              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |                                                   |
| MACEDONIA                                         | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |                                                   |
| NETHERLANDS                                       | 21.51                                             | 43.65                                             | 16.22                                             |                                                   |
| ROMANIA                                           | 24.15                                             | 10.57                                             | 1.72                                              |                                                   |
| RUSSIA                                            | 129.33                                            | 201.69                                            | 344.97                                            |                                                   |
| SAUDI ARABIA                                      | 62.76                                             | 3.96                                              | 0.65                                              |                                                   |
| SOUTH AFRICA                                      | 26.81                                             | 76.19                                             | 78.47                                             |                                                   |
| SPAIN                                             | 15.28                                             | 23.59                                             | 17.58                                             |                                                   |
| SRI LANKA                                         | 0.22                                              | 0.12                                              | 0.4                                               |                                                   |
| TAIWAN                                            | 105.01                                            | 167.85                                            | 160.01                                            |                                                   |
| THAILAND                                          | 17.18                                             | 11.73                                             | 39.96                                             |                                                   |
| TURKEY                                            | 13.17                                             | 27.1                                              | 0.95                                              |                                                   |
| UK                                                | 29.22                                             | 38.71                                             | 42.25                                             |                                                   |
| UAE                                               | 49.1                                              | 185.79                                            | 174.28                                            |                                                   |
| UKRAINE USA                                       | 209.22 83.28                                      | 314.58 130.58                                     | 234.34 86.32                                      |                                                   |
| OTHERS                                            | 197.1                                             | 423.1                                             | 478.3                                             |                                                   |
| ALL COUNTRIES                                     | 4549.86                                           | 7414.09                                           | 9655.5                                            |                                                   |