Article: Indian ore firm to spend $3.2 billion on expansionBUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg

Debarati Roy
International Herald Tribune
04-10-2007
National Mineral Development, India's biggest state-run iron-ore producer, said it will spend a total of 135 billion rupees, or $3.2 billion, to raise output, build steel and iron plants and invest in coal mines overseas. The Hyderaba firm, will invest 35 billion rupees to raise iron-ore production 85 percent, the company's chairman, B. Ramesh Kumar, said in an e-mailed statement Saturday. A further 90 billion rupees will be spent on iron, steel and power plants, while 10 billion would be earmarked for coal-mine purchases.Indian iron-ore miners and steelmakers are increasing output to feed rising demand for steel as the nation uses more ...

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