India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

1. Steel Production & Prices

1a. Production Overview (in Mt)

Production

Jul 2026

Jul 2025

YoY %

Apr-Jul 2026

Apr-Jul 2025

CPLY %

Crude Steel

14.3

14.1

1.2

56.3

54.9

2.6

Hot Metal

8.1

7.9

1.6

31.6

31.1

1.5

Finished Steel

13.7

13.5

1.4

54.3

52.2

4.0

1b. Producer wise Production (Apr-Jul 2026) (in Mt)

Producer

Annual Crude Steel Capacity

Crude Steel Production

Finished Steel Production

Hot Metal

Top 7

117.4

31.2

29.1

29.3

Remaining producers

104.6

25.1

25.2

2.2

TOTAL

222.0

56.3

54.3

31.6

Public Sector Share (%)

13.9

15.9

13.5

30.5

Top 7 includes SAIL, RINL, NSL, TSL Group, AM/NS, JSL(JSPL), JSW Group

1c. Steel Prices (in Rs....