Indian sponge iron production rises 8%, y-o-y, in Jan-Jul’22

Sponge iron production in India increased by 8% to over 24 million tonnes (mnt) in January-July, 2022 from a little over 22 mnt in the same period last year, SteelMint data shows. Monthly production too edged up marginally to 3.5 mnt in July as against 3.4 in the previous month.