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SAIL to hike iron ore production and coking coal purchase

India's largest domestic steel producer Steel Authority of India Ltd will boost its iron ore purchase by 68% to 39 million tonnes in 2013 from 23.25 million tonnes in 2010, to meet its expansion requirement.

SAIL’s commercial director Mr Shuman Mukherjee told an industry conference that the state owned company will also boost coking coal purchases to 21 million tonnes in 2013 from 13.8 million tonnes in 2010.