New Delhi - India's finished steel imports hit at least a six-year high in the first nine months of the financial year that started in April 2024, according to provisional government data.India, the world's second-biggest crude steel producer, had turned a net importer of finished steel products in the previous financial year. The trend has since continued, with shipments from China touching a record high in April-November 2024.

China's steel exports in 2024 hit their highest level since 2015 at 110.72 million tons, an annual increase of 22 . . .