Metallurgical coke curbs: Commerce dept, SteelMin tussle over import quota

The steel ministry's request comes against the backdrop of the final findings of the DGTR investigation released last week

The steel ministry and the commerce department are in a tussle over imposing quantitative import restrictions on low-ash metallurgical coke, a key raw material used to manufacture steel.

In a letter last week, the steel ministry urged the commerce department not to accept the recent recommendations of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on imposing quantitative import restrictions on the raw material.

It said if the import restriction kicked in, it would not only disrupt production and supplies to downstream industries and increase the cost of steel but will also be a setback to the steel industry, which has