India, July 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
1. Steel Production & Prices
1a. Production Overview (in Mt)
Production
Jun 2026
Jun 2025
YoY %
Apr-Jun 2026
Apr-Jun 2025
CPLY %
Crude Steel
14.1
13.5
3.9
42.1
40.8
3.0
Hot Metal
7.9
7.9
-0.3
23.5
23.2
1.4
Finished Steel
13.8
13.0
6.0
41.0
38.7
5.9
1b. Producer wise Production (Apr-Jun 2026) (in Mt)
Producer
Annual Crude Steel Capacity
Crude Steel Production
Finished Steel Production
Hot Metal
Top 7
117.4
23.2
21.8
21.8
Remaining producers
104.5
18.9
19.2
1.7
TOTAL
221.9
42.1
41.0
23.5
Public Sector Share (%)
13.9
15.7
13.0
30.4
Top 7 includes SAIL, RINL, NSL, TSL Group, AM/NS, JSL(JSPL), JSW Group
1c. Steel Prices (in Rs./tonne)
Product
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
MoM %
YoY %
TMT (10 mm)
63,893
63,053
60,068
-4.7%
4.4%
HR Coil (2 mm)
70,588
70,460
70,108
-0.5%
11.2%
CR Coil (0.63 mm)
78,410
77,915
77,053
-1.1%
11.4%
GP Sheet (0.63 mm)
89,203
89,013
86,505
-2.8%
15.8%
Jun 2026
Jun 2025
YoY %
Apr-Jun 2026
Apr-Jun 2025
CPLY %
Finished Steel Consumption
14.2
13.2
7.2
41.6
38.4
8.3
3a. Finished Steel - Import & Export
Indicator
Unit
Jun-26
Jun-25
YoY %
Apr-Jun 2026
Apr-Jun 2025
CPLY %
Imports
'000 t
695.7
440.5
57.9
2063.9
1383.7
49.2
Rs Crore
6913.3
4517.3
53.0
20214.5
14018.7
44.2
Exports
'000 t
616.2
446.2
38.1
1592.8
1212.5
31.4
Rs Crore
4674.0
3256.9
43.5
12475.2
9776.0
27.6
Net Trade Position
India was net importer of finished steel in terms of quantity for the period of Apr-Jun 2026
4a. Domestic Raw Material Prices (in Rs./tonne)
Commodity
May 2026
Jun 2026
MoM Change
NMDC Iron Ore Baila Lump (65.5%, 10-40 mm)
5500
5700
3.6%
NMDC Iron Ore Baila Fines Baila Fines (64%, -10 mm)
4700
4850
3.2%
MOIL Manganese Ore Lump (Mn 37%, Fe 7.5%)
20532
19505
- 5.0%
Scrap - HMS II
42533
40665
- 4.4%
Index
Apr 2026
May 2026
Jun 2026
MoM Change
YoY Change
Nifty Metal Index (avg.)
12,471.9
13,224.9
12,971.9
-1.9%
39.3%
PMI Manufacturing Index
54.7
55.0
54.2
-1.5%
-7.2%
Baltic Dry Index (avg.)
2,442.8
3,048.9
2779.9
-8.8%
64.9%
Source: NSE, S&P Global, Trading Economics
7. Green Steel Initiatives
Source: Provisional JPC data for Jun 2026. Mt Million Tonnes; Mtpa Million Tonnes Per Annum; MoM Month-on-Month; YoY Year-on-Year; CPLY Corresponding Period Last Year.
Production
Indicator
3. Trade Dynamics
4. Raw Materials
5. Key Indices
6. Policy Initiatives/Industry Initiatives
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
