SAIL reports record high December sales at 2.1 million tonnes

New Delhi: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) reported 2.1 million tonne (MT) (provisional) sales during December 2025, its best performance for the month till date. A company statement said this is 37% over the sales volume of 1.5 MT achieved in December 2024.

The performance during the month helped SAIL sustain its growth momentum during the fiscal with sales volume reaching 14.7 MT (provisional) through April-December 2025. This is 17% higher than 12.6 MT sales reported in the same months of last fiscal.

“Apart from the records set in the domestic market, export volumes have also surged significantly, underscoring SAIL’s growing global footprint,” SAIL said.


Shares of the company rose 2.34% to Rs 150.85 a scrip during trade on Monday.

In a November earnings call, Ashok Panda, SAIL’s Director (Finance) said the country's steel industry continues to enjoy robust demand for steel with consumption during first half of fiscal 2025-26 growing by more than 8% over the same period last year.

This was, however, sort of overshadowed by the growth in production as crude steel production grew by more than 12% in this half-yearly over the same period last year.

India recently imposed a 12% safeguard duty on steel imports, boosting prospects of the domestic industry. The duty covered steel imports from China, Vietnam, and Nepal.