Indian steel imports were temporarily estimated at 0.67 million tons. Tons in August 2025, which decreased by 31 percent compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, government data reported, citing data from the joint committee on the plant (JPC), under the Ministry of Steel on Friday, September 12. In August 2025, 0.53 million Tons, as the data showed.
. For the April-August fiscal 2025-26 period, imports fell by 33 percent from a year earlier to 2.5 million. Tons, and exports increased by 16-2.2 million st. 13.35 million. Tons, an increase of 7 percent. Crude steel production amounted to 13.8 million tons. Tons, which is 11 percent, with private steel mills accounting for 85 percent of that output.
Meanwhile, consumption in August was about 13.69 million tons. Tons, an increase of 9 percent, the data shown.
For the period April-August from Fiscal 2025-26. Steel production was previously pegged at 65 million tons, an increase of 8 percent
