Sajjan Jindal-controlled JSW Steel will cut production by 20% starting this month in the wake of the current market turmoil. JSW will utilise the time for general maintenance of its facilities. The company plans to rationalise its product-mix as well. At the end of September, JSW was carrying an inventory of 2 lakh tonnes compared to a production of 3.5 lakh tonnes a month. Moreover, there was some inventory build-up in October as well.
The normal inventory level for the steel industry is of seven days, which has now increased to three weeks. In tandem, prices have crashed over the last 2-3 months. Hot rolled coil, which was selling at $1,200-1,250 a tonne is now at $600-700 a tonne.
At present, JSW has a production capacity of four million tonnes at Vijaynagar and another one million tonne capacity at Salem. By December, capacity at its Vijaynagar facility will go up to seven million tonnes.
crackcrackCompany Name | CMP |
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Tata Steel | 140.85 |
JSW Steel | 918.45 |
SAIL | 116.15 |
Jindal Stainless | 719.70 |
Jindal Saw | 300.40 |
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