India plans to double imports of Russian coking coal, a key ingredient in making steel.
, the minister said. He said the country had imported 4.5 million tons but did not indicate the period he was referring to.
Western countries and Japan have slapped unexpectedly heavy sanctions on the government of President Vladimir Putin and people associated with him. India,from commodities to weapons, has abstained from several key United Nations votes condemning the February 24 invasion. “Smooth supplies” from Russia of coking coal have been affected, Singh said, in an apparent reference to the war. He did not elaborate.Vessels carrying at least 1.06 million tons of coking coal, mainly used for steelmaking, and thermal coal used primarily for electricity generation, are set to deliver the fuel to Indian ports this month, the most since January 2020, data from consultancy Kpler showed.
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