Leading Manufacturing Companies – Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Buoyed by a recent order that it has won in Japan, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is aiming to increase exports to the country as well as to Korea. The steelmaker has now widened its product portfolio to export finished steel.
This is in tune with SAIL’s new marketing policy which aims at increasing its footprint in overseas markets. Recently, SAIL received an order for supplying 5,000 tonnes of wire rods for Japan’s Funabashi port. The material will be used for meshing and other purposes. Alongside, SAIL is also exploring the Korean market. It has already won an order for HR coils to Vietnam.
The firm exported about five lakh tonnes of steel between April and November 2017 valued at ₹1,400 crore. This marks a 16% growth in value. Traditionally, SAIL has been exporting semi-finished steel such as billets and slabs and also some finished steel products such as plates and HR coils. Destinations include the SAARC countries, Europe and some southeast Asian countries.
Of late, India’s largest steel producer has expanded its export product basket to include blooms, CR coils, wire rods, TMT and structurals. The Japanese order is being serviced from SAIL’s IISCO steel plant.