Indian producers concerned about met coke import curbs, JSW Steel CEO says

Import curbs on metallurgical coke, a key steelmaking material, are a concern for many producers in the country, Jayant Acharya, chief of Indian steelmaker JSW Steel said on Tuesday.

India’s steel mills secured only about half of their metallurgical coke needs from domestic suppliers in the first half of 2025, highlighting shortages and amplifying their calls for an easing of import curbs, Reuters reported last month.

The world’s second-largest crude steel producer introduced the import curbs in January to try to boost the local metallurgical coke industry. In June, it extended the curbs, setting country-specific quotas and capping overseas purchases at 1.4 million tonne between July 1 and December 31.

Published on November 4, 2025