Unlocking Export Potential for Indian Carbon Steel Manufacturers: Global Markets & Opportunities

There are many opportunities open for Indian steel exports. With the launching of the PLI scheme, foreign trade agreements, and national steel policy, the steel industry is enjoying many benefits. India stands as the second largest steel exporter and producer in the world. It has been producing millions of tonnes of steel. The industry has been growing gradually and is now a carbon steel strip supplier, among other steel grades.

Steel export opportunities

The Indian government has been aggressive in assisting top steel manufacturing companies in India to increase steel production. This has been done by taking the best steps in the sector as well as introducing some government initiatives to create more export opportunities for the country. Some of the initiatives include:

National steel policy

The government has taken this step to favor the industry in its entirety. Its main aim is the industry’s holistic growth in the country. Its vision is to achieve more annual production, up to 300MT of steel by the year 2030. The export target for 2030 according to this policy is 24 MT.

Foreign trade agreements

The Indian government has aided the boosting of steel exports due to the signing of various foreign trade agreements. These agreements have been entered into with countries like South Korea and Japan. The government is continuously finding the best way to forge new economic friendships to open up more opportunities for steel manufacturers.

Lower export duty

This is another method applied by the government to further aid high-carbon steel sheet suppliers and exporters. The government encourages exporters by slashing the 15% export taxes normally imposed on steel giving a big relief to its exporters. This has made it much more convenient and relatively easier for manufacturers to find more markets and sell steel more aggressively abroad.

The PLI scheme

The PLI scheme is another project by the government. This was approved in 2021 and it targets specialty steel.  The main reason why the scheme was created was to bring in more investment and a higher capacity of an additional 25 MT of this steel category. With this, more opportunities have opened up for steel exporters especially those handling specialty steel. The main target is to reach the 5 million tonne mark by the year 2026-27.

BIS standards

There are 145 Indian standards published for steel and steel products. The aim here is to maintain and control the quality of various steel and steel products in the country. This helps guarantee the quality of steel from the country, which in turn helps people to have confidence in the country’s products.

Other efforts by the government to assist EN9 steel grade suppliers do better even in the international platforms is collaborating with different institutions like educational ones to help ensure that the techno-economic performance of various steel facilities is upheld. This encourages joint ventures with other steel leaders in the field globally to facilitate things like technology transfer and so on.

Steel is one of the most versatile materials that are used in many industries like manufacturing and construction. Steel markets and exporters need to be ready for the future by:

·       Keep an eye on any change in policies

·       Embrace decarbonization

·       Go digital

·       Embrace the latest technologies and choose the ones that make sense

Bottom line

Steel is important in India’s infrastructure and has been fueling progress and many technological breakthroughs. These are important in building and developing economic prosperity. India has many natural reserves that serve as the raw materials for the mining and metal industries facilitating steel manufacture.

With the expansion of the economy and the role of the government in assisting steel exporters, India may have a bigger share of the global market and will be able to produce more EN42 spring steel sheets among others.