NMDC sets 100 million tonne iron ore production target by 2030

State-owned NMDC aims to utilize 97 per cent of its production capacity to produce 35 million tonne (MT) of Iron ore this fiscal and has set an ambitious target of producing 100 MT by 2030, in a bid to ensure a continuous and smooth supply of the mineral for steel makers, according to a senior official. By the targeted year 2030, the government also aims to increase India's total steelmaking capacity to 300 MT.