New Delhi, July 1 -- Tata Steel is working to significantly expand its share of value-added Ferro alloys as input to speciality steel products to about 70-80 per cent from the current level of around 20 per cent, as part of its strategy to reduce dependence on imports and strengthen domestic capabilities in high-end steel segments, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Executive In-charge (EIC) Ferro Alloys & Minerals Division (FAMD), Tata Steel Limited told ANI on Wednesday.

"If you look at the current situation, most of the inputs required for making speciality steel are imported. In the ferro alloys business, including ferrochrome, most value-added products are also imported. Our objective is to replace these imports by expanding the range of value-...