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A recent international report noted that South African coal exporters are increasingly relying on India’s sponge iron industry for survival. At first glance this looks like a routine commodity trade update. In reality, it marks something far bigger. For decades global raw material markets moved to the rhythm of Chinese construction and factories. Now early […]
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The Indian government has imposed a three-year safeguard tariff on select steel products to curb a surge in low-priced imports and protect domestic manufacturers. The decision follows concerns raised by the steel industry over rising imports that were impacting local production, prices, and capacity utilisation. Details of the Safeguard Duty Under the new measure, the […]