Top Indian Metal & Energy Industry News & Updates - 05 July 2025,Saturday
Govt. Policy / Industry
📝 Mines Minister launches vision documents for Aluminium and Copper
📝 China’s mineral export curbs a wake-up call for India, says GTRI
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Iron & Steel
Tata Steel, SAIL run risk of lower margins as ore prices hit multi-month low
Mumbai: Steelmakers who also mine their own iron ore, such as Tata Steel and Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), are likely to see their margins dip more than their peers as prices of both steel and iron ore are on a downward trend, analysts said.
📝 Jindal Steel bags 50-year mining lease for Roida-I iron, manganese block in Odisha
📝 Tata Steel gets Rs 1,902 crore demand notice over alleged mineral dispatch shortfall
📝 After NMDC and MECON, steel maker SAIL opens office in Dubai to boost global presence
📝 SAIL opens first Middle East office in Dubai to boost exports
📝 SEIL acquires Vizag APL franchise to empower regional talent
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Aluminium & Copper
H&H Aluminium launches India’s largest solar frame unit in Gujarat using Chinese equipment
Ahmedabad: To indigenously manufacture aluminium frames for solar modules in India, Gujarat-based H&H Aluminium Pvt Ltd has set up “India’s largest aluminium solar frame manufacturing plant” at Rajkot with an investment of ₹150 crore. Interestingly, the company will operate the plant with a production-line imported from China. The plant with 24,000 tonnes per annum capacity was inaugurated by Gujarat BJP President and Union Jal Shakti Minister, CR Patil at an event in Ahmedabad on Friday. “The trial production of the plant spread over 28,000 square meter at Chibhda village, commenced in June 2025 and is expected to start commercial production within the next one month. At full capacity, the plant will be able to support sales of ₹700-750 crore per annum,” said Uttam Patel, director of H&H Aluminium Pvt Ltd.
Centre charts roadmap for six-fold rise in copper, aluminium output
📝 India to woo foreign copper miners, expand ties, government document shows
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Gold / Silver & Bullion
PC Jeweller clocks 80% revenue growth in Q1, to be debt free in FY26
Delhi-based PC Jeweller has a total of 52 showrooms, of which 49 are company-owned. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, PC Jeweller informed that the company closed the April-June quarter on a very strong note clocking a robust performance. "Despite the volatility in gold prices, the company was able to achieve a standalone revenue growth of approximately 80 per cent, as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year," PC Jeweller said. The company saw high demand for its products, as consumers purchased jewellery for weddings and festivals. "Further, the company had already reduced its outstanding debts towards its bankers by more than 50 per cent during 2024-25," PC Jeweller said.
Gold, silver decline
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Oil & Gas / OMCs
Shell deepens India market reach through Raj Petro acquisition
Global energy giant Shell has acquired Mumbai-based Raj Petro Specialities to deepen its foothold in the world's third biggest lubricants market in the world, a top company official said.
Every gun matters! The unsung frontline of India’s EV charging revolution
As India’s electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem expands at a rapid pace, the focus remains firmly on scaling infrastructure and boosting adoption. However, a critical yet largely ignored component is the EV charging gun—central to vehicle charging but often sidelined when it comes to maintenance and service protocols.
BPCL's Premium petrol speed fuels Neeraj Chopra classic 2025
📝 City gas firms to pay same pipeline tariff
📝 Rapido-investor Shell deepens Indian lubricant market reach through Raj Petro acquisition
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Coal / Mining
📝 Coal miners spent Rs 3,000 cr on progressive mine closure in 3 years: Official
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Power
Tata Power to lead India’s energy transition: N Chandrasekaran
The country met only 42% of the peak summer power demand this year from coal-based generation despite its stated reliance on it, Tata Power chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Friday, highlighting the growth in India’s clean and green energy capacity.
Tata Power to spend ₹23,000 cr annually over next 2 years
📝 Electricity futures to help discoms, producers: Experts
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Renewable Energy
H&H Aluminium inaugurates Rs 150 crore solar panel frame plant in Gujarat
Gujarat-based solar panel frame manufacturer, H&H Aluminium, inaugurated its new plant in Rajkot, Gujarat, on Friday. At an investment of Rs 150 crore, this plant is expected to be the largest in India, with a manufacturing capacity of 24,000 metric tons (MT) per annum.
📝 Andaman may soon invite bids for 21 MW solar plants
📝 Tata Power transitioning to become 'force' in hybrid RE market: Chairman N Chandrasekaran
📝 KPI Green Energy bags 100-MW solar project order in Gujarat
📝 Suzlon Energy gets ‘no adverse observations’ from NSE, BSE for merger with subsidiary
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Economy
India's forex reserves up $4.8 billion to $702.78 billion as of June 27
India’s forex reserves near record USD 705 billion mark; rise by USD 4.8 billion in a week
📝 Rupee ends week little changed, looming tariff deadline in focus
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