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Crude steel production capacity on increase in country
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PTI   , Published : Nov 27, 2019, 3:10 pm IST | Updated : Nov 27, 2019, 3:13 pm IST

The capacity for domestic crude steel production expanded to 142.24 million tonnes in 2018-19, said Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The ideal debt to equity ratio for capital intensive and long gestation period sectors like power & steel is 2:1. The Indian steel sector debt to equity ratio is presently less than 2:1, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. (Photo: File | PTI)
The ideal debt to equity ratio for capital intensive and long gestation period sectors like power & steel is 2:1. The Indian steel sector debt to equity ratio is presently less than 2:1, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. (Photo: File | PTI)

New Delhi: Crude steel production capacity has increased by over 32 million tonnes during the last five years and it is being further expanded by 28 million tonnes per annum, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday in Rajya Sabha.

"The capacity for domestic crude steel production expanded from 109.85 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 142.24 million tonnes in 2018-19. Already, capacity addition to the tune of about 28 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) is underway," he said.

Noting that steel is a capital-intensive industry with long gestation period, the minister said steel companies require capital for activities such as capacity expansion and technological upgradation.

The ideal debt to equity ratio for capital intensive and long gestation period sectors like power & steel is 2:1. The Indian steel sector debt to equity ratio is presently less than 2:1, he added.

Replying to supplementaries, Pradhan said the demand in steel sector has shown improvement during October.

The sector will also benefit from India's decision of not signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, he added.

Asked about whether there is any plan to privatise SAIL, Pradhan did not give any direct reply.

However, he said the government's stated policy is for need-based strategic disinvestment. "Government has no business to be in business," Pradhan said.

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