Import of finished steel increases 2.4%
New Delhi, Aug 27 Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Monday said that the total import of finished steel during the year 2011-12 has marginally increased by about 2.4% to 6.83 million tonnes in comparison to 6.66 million tonnes during 2010-11.
Steel imports increased by 7 percent to 2.62 million tons in April, from 2.45 million tons in March, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.