Lok Sabha Question No. 2720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Steel Production
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR, AJAY NISHAD, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, LAKHAN LAL SAHU, M. CHANDRAKASI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2720 FOR ANSWER ON 12/03/2018

## STEEL PRODUCTION

2720.  SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steel production, consumption and its annual growth during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the steel production growth is enough to meet the current demand of the steel in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including India's world ranking in steel production and if  not,  the  financial  requirements of the steel sector to achieve the steel production targets;
- (d) the details of steel exported during the said period, country-wise; and
- (e) the details of the financial performance of the domestic steel industry and the reasons for its depressed condition during the said period along with the steps taken to address the issues affecting the steel sector to boost the steel production in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) Data  on  production  for  sale  and  consumption  of  total  finished  steel  in  the country during the last three years i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and current year along with percentage change over same period of last year is given below.
- (b) Yes, Madam.
- (c) Data on global crude steel production of the top ten countries during the last three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 is at Annexure-I .  The data indicate that India has been the 3 rd largest producer of crude steel in the world since 2015.
- (d) Data on country-wise  total finished  steel  exported  from  India  during  the  last three years i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and current year is at Annexure-II .

| Year                      | Total Finished Steel      | Total Finished Steel      | Total Finished Steel      | Total Finished Steel      |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                           | Production for sale       | Production for sale       | Consumption               | Consumption               |
|                           | Qty. (mt)                 | %change                   | Qty. (mt)                 | %change                   |
| 2014-15                   | 92.16                     | 5.1                       | 76.99                     | 3.9                       |
| 2015-16                   | 90.98                     | -1.3                      | 81.52                     | 5.9                       |
| 2016-17                   | 101.81                    | 11.9                      | 84.04                     | 3.1                       |
| April-Jan. 2017-18*       | 88.37                     | 5.1                       | 72.52                     | 5.4                       |
| Source: JPC; *provisional | Source: JPC; *provisional | Source: JPC; *provisional | Source: JPC; *provisional | Source: JPC; *provisional |

(e) Indian Steel industry was facing a lot of challenges due to dumping of steel from  major  steel  producing  countries,  adverse  market  conditions,  lower  net  sales realization  of  steel  products,  increase  in  imported  and  indigenous  coal  prices, downturn  in  global  steel  industry  etc.    Steel  is  a  deregulated  sector  and  role  of Government  is  that  of  a  facilitator.  However,  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 Orders 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 etc.

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## Annexure-I

(Reply to point no. (c) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Ques. No. 2720 for answer on

## 12.03.2018)

Annexure-II (Reply to point no. (d) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Ques. No. 2720 for answer on

| Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               | Top 10 crude steel producers in the world               |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015                                                    | 2015                                                    | 2015                                                    | 2016                                                    | 2016                                                    | 2016                                                    | 2017*                                                   | 2017*                                                   | 2017*                                                   |
| Rank                                                    | Country                                                 | Qty (mt)                                                | Rank                                                    | Country                                                 | Qty (mt)                                                | Rank                                                    | Country                                                 | Qty (mt)                                                |
| 1                                                       | China                                                   | 803.8                                                   | 1                                                       | China                                                   | 786.90                                                  | 1                                                       | China                                                   | 831.7                                                   |
| 2                                                       | Japan                                                   | 105.1                                                   | 2                                                       | Japan                                                   | 104.8                                                   | 2                                                       | Japan                                                   | 104.70                                                  |
| 3                                                       | India                                                   | 89.0                                                    | 3                                                       | India                                                   | 95.50                                                   | 3                                                       | India                                                   | 101.40                                                  |
| 4                                                       | USA                                                     | 78.8                                                    | 4                                                       | USA                                                     | 78.50                                                   | 4                                                       | USA                                                     | 81.60                                                   |
| 5                                                       | Russia                                                  | 70.9                                                    | 5                                                       | Russia                                                  | 70.45                                                   | 5                                                       | Russia                                                  | 71.34                                                   |
| 6                                                       | South Korea                                             | 69.7                                                    | 6                                                       | South Korea                                             | 68.58                                                   | 6                                                       | South Korea                                             | 71.08                                                   |
| 7                                                       | Germany                                                 | 42.7                                                    | 7                                                       | Germany                                                 | 42.08                                                   | 7                                                       | Germany                                                 | 43.56                                                   |
| 8                                                       | Turkey                                                  | 31.5                                                    | 8                                                       | Turkey                                                  | 33.16                                                   | 8                                                       | Turkey                                                  | 37.52                                                   |
| 9                                                       | Brazil                                                  | 33.3                                                    | 9                                                       | Brazil                                                  | 31.27                                                   | 9                                                       | Brazil                                                  | 34.36                                                   |
| 10                                                      | Ukraine                                                 | 22.9                                                    | 10                                                      | Italy                                                   | 23.37                                                   | 10                                                      | Italy                                                   | 24.04                                                   |
|                                                         | Total:10                                                | 1347.7                                                  |                                                         | Total:10                                                | 1334.61                                                 |                                                         | Total:10                                                | 1401.30                                                 |
|                                                         | World                                                   | 1620                                                    |                                                         | World                                                   | 1606.3                                                  |                                                         | World                                                   | 1691.2                                                  |
| Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes | Source: JPC(Worldsteel) *provisional; mt=million tonnes |

## 12.03.2018)

| 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 |   38.84 |
| KOREA        |   26.63 |   26.57 |   34.9  |   40.12 |
| KUWAIT       |   12.83 |   28.16 |   36.66 |   13.84 |
| MADAGASCAR   |   11.81 |   15.91 |   12.74 |    8.31 |
| MALAYASIA    |   96.55 |   46.31 |  391.72 |  328.46 |
| MALDIVES     |    4.32 |    9.17 |   15.26 |   16.15 |
| MEXICO       |   45.29 |   52.66 |  169.53 |  111.05 |
| MYANMAR      |   29.48 |   18.49 |   68.99 |  169.69 |
| NEPAL        |  236.35 |  310.54 |  464.73 |  512.15 |
| NIGERIA      |   30.36 |   39.37 |   11.39 |   82.48 |
| PERU         |   44.33 |   71.16 |   40.25 |   27.92 |
| PHILIPPINES  |    6.08 |    7.2  |   14.45 |   50.79 |
| POLAND       |   34.56 |   39.19 |   64.94 |  122    |
| QATAR        |   11.55 |    9.03 |   17.78 |   25.69 |
| ROMANIA      |   27.69 |   27.24 |   20.75 |   26.12 |
| RUSSIA       |   27.85 |   20.56 |   23.45 |   22.56 |
| SAUDI ARABIA |  248.86 |   60.5  |  118.57 |  260.74 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |   36.89 |   19.6  |   56.94 |   11.15 |
| SPAIN        |  180.41 |  155.44 |  440.06 |  431.49 |
| SRI LANKA    |  138    |  100.51 |  140.15 |  158.45 |
| SWEDEN       |    4.48 |    3.16 |    9.45 |   14.96 |
| TAIWAN       |  129.46 |   12.9  |   70.67 |   79.65 |
| TANZANIA     |   41.18 |   25.75 |    9.33 |   17.33 |
| THAILAND     |  188.13 |   69.8  |  126.4  |   91.74 |
| TURKEY       |   49.66 |   44.66 |   74.61 |  121.41 |
| U.K.         |   64.56 |   39.34 |  172.92 |  117.28 |
| 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      |  163.12 |   38.11 |  961.26 |  866.87 |
| OTHERS       |  537    |  495    |  581    |  834    |
| TOTAL        | 5595    | 4079    | 8243    | 8219    |

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