"While the government protects domestic steelmakers through high safeguard and anti-dumping duties and Quality Control Orders on finished steel imports, it simultaneously restricts access to Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (LAM Coke), a non-substitutable input that accounts for 35-40% of steel pr
India has decided to put restrictions on imports of certain low ash metallurgical coke, as per a notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Commerce and Industry held a meeting with stakeholders from the steel and metallurgical coke industries to discuss the ways to boost production and enhance global competitiveness among others.