India’s steel sector is stabilising after a slump, but the outlook stays weak as hot-rolled coil prices fall to a five-year low, compressing margins. Earnings at major producers have deteriorated, and a meaningful recovery is not expected until 2027. The industry is banking on steady demand, stable raw-material costs, and extended safeguard duties to curb dumping.
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