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RNI Certificate No.69375/98 JulyPostal 16-31, Registered 2021 No.VSP-127/2020-2023 VIZAG INDUSTRIAL SCAN 1 VOLUME 24 ISSUE 06, PAGES: 12 July 16-31, 2021 www.viscan.in ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION Rs.999/- Vizag Container Traffic up 10% RINL welcomes PLI Aditya Sabharwal bers in Q1FY22 by record- 34500 TEUs (aver- for Speciality Steel espite skyrocketing age) per month for Q1. container freight Similarly VCT also D VIS News Service scheme is a welcome step of Rs. 6322 crores, the rates coupled with the ad- witnessed the highest toward making India a truly scheme is expected to vent of the second wave ever number of rail he Union Cabinet, ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ as bring in investment of ap- container traffic at Vizag’s volumes and number chaired by the Prime T it will have multiple cascad- proximately Rs. 40,000 container terminal, of rakes handled in the Minister, Mr Narendra ing positive effect . It will crores and capacity addi- VCTPL witnessed an up- month of June ’21 i.e. Modi, recently approved not only promote production tion of 25 MT for special- ward swing. 71 Rakes with volumes the Production Linked In- of quality specialty steel for ity steel. The scheme will of over 10500 TEUs. centive (PLI) Scheme for The terminal in fact ing the highest EXIM import substitution for the specialty saw some impressive num- ‘Laden’ volumes of over Contd. on Page ..3 steel. The Incentives worth Rs.6,322 New Retail parks policy industry overall crores over 5 years wel- to spur growth: Valaven comed the scheme and said that end users but also provide give employment to about Vinita Chaudhary the Andhra Pradesh Gov- this would enhance the opportunity for the produc- 5,25,000 people of which ernment recently released imed to catalyse production quality of spe- ers to export finished prod- 68,000 will be direct em- the Retail Park Policy Agrowth, provide ciality steel while also help ucts for long term ployment. thrust to the development 2021-26. in employment generation. sustainability``. Speciality steel has of the Retail Sector in the The policy eyes new in- Commenting on the As per the government, been chosen as the target State and generate em- vestments worth Rs. 5,000 scheme Mr D K the duration of the scheme segment because out of ployment opportunities by crore and create 50,000 ad- Mohanty, D(C) & CMD will be five years i.e. from the production of 102 mil- way of facilitating invest- ditional direct employment and D(P) Addl charge , 2023-24 to 2027-28. ments in the retail parks, Contd. on Page ..5 RINL said “The PLI With a budgetary outlay Contd. on Page ..2 Vizag’s New Collector VIS News Service r.Annam DMallikarjuna Yadav recently took charge as collector of Vizag. A 2012 batch In- dian Administrative Ser- vice officer he hails from Chinta kommadinne mandal, Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Mallikarjuna did his graduation in MBBS from Kurnool Medical College and has had the experience of working as a doctor at a PHC, before joining the IAS. He was previously posted as the Additional Commissioner, CRDA before moving to the East Godavari district. July 16-31, 2021 Steel VIZAG INDUSTRIAL SCAN 2 st IN BRIEF Tata Steel VSP’s 1 consignment Greenland plantation at commissions 2 MnTPA for AP Housing project RINL Coal Plant VIS News Service The government of great moment to cherish n a recent Greenland plantation program at RINL Andhra Pradesh through INL, the corporate en and it is just the beginning Iaround 24,000 miscellaneous VIS News Service AP Housing Corporation tity of Visakhapatnam of RINL’s Share in this saplings were planted in 24 Hectors R Limited had placed an ini- prestigious project of AP ata Steel’s Jharia Di Steel Plant recently supplied area near KBR reservoir 1& 2. The tial order for the supply of Govt, which will build more vision recently com- project is a part of Corporate T than 30 Lakhs houses in Environment Responsibility (CER) / missioned a state-of-the- next few years in two art 2 Million Tonnes Per Natural Resource Augmentation RINL is aiming for phases of 15 lakhs each re- Annum (MnTPA) Coal Plan (NRAP) of MOEF&CC. The quiring more than 7 lakhs Preparation Plant and 400 Greenland plantation was major share in this tonnes of steel in each kilovolt-ampere (kVA) inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr phase. RINL is aiming for Uninterrupted Power Sup- Krishnaiah MSV, CGM (Safety &EnV.)-Works. project. major share in this project Speaking on this occasion, Mr Krishnaiah ply (UPS) for Main Me- “. applauded the efforts of Agro Forestry collective chanical Ventilator at Mr DK Mohanty for organizing the massive plantation drive. Jamadoba Colliery. The truck carrying the CMD Additional Charge, RINL first consignment of Vizag Built using cutting-edge Steel products was flagged technology, the 2 MnTPA CIL to produce sand from steel. off from RINL stockyard at Coal Preparation Plant has around 2000 MT of Vizag Speaking on the supply Vijayawada. RINL officials Overburden been transformed from the Steel for Govt. of AP’s pres- tigious project of Housing of order, Mr DK handed over the consign- oal India Ltd. (CIL) has taken an out of box oldest running washery in named “Navaratnalu- Mohanty, CMD Addi- ment of steel to the AP State initiative to produce sand from overburden at a C Pedalandiriki Illu”. tional Charge said, ”It’s a Govt officials at Denduluru. much cheaper price. This will not only help in minimising environmental pollution due to sand siltation from overburden, but will be also an option for getting cheaper sand for construction purpose stated a release Steel Production & Exports from the ministry of coal. Production of sand has already started and a roadmap of next five years has Asia (in operation since Year Total Finished Steel (million tonnes) the Public 1952) to one of the most Sector been drawn to maximise the output of sand from Production Consumption Export Import modern washeries across and 219 in different coal producing companies under CIL and to 2019-20 102.62 100.17 8.36 6.77 become one of the major suppliers of sand in near the globe said a release Private 2020-21 96.20 94.89 10.78 4.75 future said the release. In this effort, CIL aims to reach from the company. Sector. a production level of around 8 million tonnes of sand It further added that this April-June, 2021* 26.35 24.85 3.56 1.16 The within the next five years by commissioning 15 major is also the first washery in Source : Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *provisional details of Sand Plants in its different coal producing subsidiaries. the country with 100% de- produc- watering facility built he total steel produc book, 2019 published by tion, consumption, export India&Russia MoU for within its plant, thereby Ttion capacity of the Indian Bureau of Mines, and import of finished completely eliminating country at present is there were 254 reporting steel for the last two years coking coal the need for tailing pond, 143.91 million tonnes. As mines in 2018-19, out of and current year are given he Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister auto sprinklers and dry per Indian Mineral Year- which 35 mines were in in the table above. TMr Narendra Modi recently approved the fog systems. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Speaking on the occa- Ministry of Steel of the Republic sion, Mr D B Sundara RINL welcomes PLI of India and the Ministry of Ramam Vice President Energy of the Russian (Raw Materials) said Federation on cooperation “State-of-the-art scheme for Speciality Steel regarding coking Coal. As per beneficiation plant not only a release from the government addresses issues like pro- Contd. from Page 1 steel players) said a release ited quantity or not manu- the MoU shall benefit the entire ductivity, safety and envi- lion tonnes steel in India in from the ministry of steel. factured at all. steel sector by reducing their input cost.The activities ronment but at the same 2020-21, only 18 million It is expected that after There are 3 slabs of involved in the cooperation are aimed at diversifying time ensures production of tonnes value added steel/ source of coking coal said the release. coal at a competitive price.” speciality steel was pro- duced in the country. Apart What is Specialty steel? from this out of 6.7 million It is value added steel wherein normal Mineral Production during May 2021 tonnes of imports in the finished steel is worked upon by way of same year, approx. 4 mil- coating, plating, heat treatment, etc to VIS News Service Petroleum (crude) 24 lakh The production of im- lion tonnes import was of portant minerals showing specialty steel alone result- convert it into high value added steel. This he index of mineral tonnes, Bauxite 1643 thou- positive growth during May, ing in FOREX outgo of can be used in various strategic applica- production of mining sand tonnes, Chromite 436 T 2021 over May, 2020 in- Approx. Rs. 30,000 crores. and quarrying sector (Pro- thousand tonnes, Copper tions like Defence, Space, Power, apart cluded: Copper conc. By becoming visional) for the month of conc. 10 thousand tonnes , from automobile sector, specialized capi- (120.4%), Aatmanirbhar in producing May, 2021 Natural Gas speciality steel, India will tal goods etc. (Base: 2011- (utilized) move up the steel value 12=100) at Production (May, 2021) : (20.1%), chain and come at par with completion of the Scheme PLI incentives, the lowest 108.0, was Magnesite advanced steel making India will start manufactur- being 4 % and highest be- 23.3% higher h Coal 532 lakh tonnes (19.6%), ing 12% which has as compared h Lignite 31 lakh tonnes Manganese 5 categories in the PLI Scheme: been provided for to the level in Ore (16.9%), electrical steel the month of h Coated/Plated Steel Products h Bauxite 1643 thousand tonnes Coal (6.6%), (CRGO).