Focus should be on consumption of steel by identifying newer applications: Chaudhury Birendra Singh

KOLKATA: The new steel minister Chaudhury Birendra Singh has emphasised the need to enhance competitiveness of domestic steel industry and raising consumption of steel by identifying newer applications. The minister feels industry must come forward with innovative solutions, besides directing research in the area of raw materials and in improvement of productivity of the steel industry.

He was airing his views during a meeting with Steel Authority of India's ( SAIL)chairman, P K Singh on Thursday, a day after he took charge of the steel ministry.

The thrust should be on enhancing consumption of steel by identifying newer applications. The steel industry must find ways and means to contribute to the vision of Prime Minster of changing the lives of the common man of the country, he added.

P K Singh apprised the steel minister about the initiatives taken by SAIL adding that the company would strive to improve efficiency in various operational areas.