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India’s coking coal imports rise 14% in FY’26 tracking higher steel output

Apr 7, 2026

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Damini Sahu

in Coking

Crude steel production up 10.5% y-o-y to 168 mnt Limited domestic supply sustains import dependence India’s coking coal imports increased to 64.31 million tonnes (mnt) in FY’26, registering a 13.5% y-o-y growth compared with 56.65 million tonnes (mnt) in FY’25. The rise in imports reflects strong domestic steel production, higher blast furnace utilisation, and limited…