Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has reported a 31.3 per cent growth in sales during the second quarter of fiscal 2020-2021 over the same period of fiscal 2019-2020.
“Post the Covid-19 related lockdown, the Company has been witnessing an impressive sales performance which started in June 2020. The Company’s strategic marketing efforts and customer-centric initiatives coupled with teamwork across the Company, has contributed to this improvement in sales and production,” a company statement said.
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“The pick-up in the economic activities across sectors is enhancing the domestic steel demand. It is heartening that the Company has returned to previous year’s sales level and is now focusing on ramping up production and sales further,” SAIL Chairman, Anil Kumar Chaudhary said.
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