Metals & Materials

Lloyds Metals and Tata Steel sign non-binding MoU to explore mining, pellets and steelmaking

Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Tata Steel Limited to explore potential collaboration across mining, logistics, pellet production and steelmaking. The memorandum, dated 10 December 2025, outlines areas of joint evaluation that include greenfield steel projects, iron ore mining, slurry pipeline development, pellet and direct reduced iron production, […]

Tata Steel to Acquire 50.01 Percent Stake in Thriveni Pellets; Board Approves Multiple Capacity and technology Initiatives

Tata Steel Limited said it has agreed to acquire a 50.01 percent equity stake in Thriveni Pellets Private Limited (TPPL) for an aggregate cash consideration of up to INR 6.36 billion, with the transaction subject to customary closing adjustments and regulatory approvals. The shares acquired total 9,006,801 of face value INR 10 each, giving Tata […]

PTC Industries signs long-term agreement with Honeywell for titanium and superalloy castings

PTC Industries Limited, a manufacturer of precision metal components for critical applications, announced on 04 December 2025 that its wholly owned subsidiary Aerolloy Technologies Limited has entered a long-term supply agreement with Honeywell Aerospace Technologies to provide precision titanium and superalloy investment castings for a range of aerospace applications, including critical aero-engine components. The company […]

Innomet Advanced Materials to Pursue INR 1 Billion Revenue Run Rate After H1 FY26 Gains

Innomet Advanced Materials Limited, a manufacturer of specialty metal powders and tungsten heavy alloys, reported stronger first-half results and outlined plans to scale revenue to an annual run rate of INR 1 billion within about 12–14 months. The company said its strategy will emphasise higher-value powders, exports and expanded tungsten heavy-alloy sales. The company is […]

DRDO’s DMRL Transfers Advanced Materials Technologies to Industry Partners

Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), marked its sixty-second annual day by transferring several advanced materials technologies to domestic industry partners. The technologies support programmes in naval platforms, combat vehicles and missile systems. The technologies handed over include the manufacturing process for DMR 249A steel in […]

Rourkela Steel Plant capacity to be doubled to 9.8 million tonnes by 2030

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, is set for a major expansion that will raise its crude steel capacity to 9.8 million tonnes by 2030. The plan follows a review of the plant’s current operations, ongoing projects and the outlook for steel and mining output in Odisha. The review examined […]

Hi-Tech Pipes lays foundation for 150,000-tonne coated steel plant in Hindupur

Hi-Tech Pipes Limited, a manufacturer of steel pipes, tubes and coated steel products, laid the foundation stone for a greenfield manufacturing project at Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh, on 13 November 2025. The facility will add 150,000 tonnes per annum of coated steel capacity to support customers in southern and western India. The project involves an investment […]

PSD Aero inaugurates Aerospace Metals and Materials Warehouse in Bengaluru

PSD Aero, a France-based supplier of aerospace metals and materials, has inaugurated its warehouse site in Bengaluru as part of a broader plan to expand its operations in Asia. The facility, located near Kempegowda International Airport within a special economic zone, represents the company’s first physical infrastructure in India and is intended to support aerospace […]