Eco-Business · 7 Oct, 23:46 · Business briefing

India’s small steelmakers have no easy fix to go green

India’s smaller steel producers face significant hurdles in adopting green technologies due to high capital costs and limited access to financing.

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India’s smaller steel producers face significant hurdles in adopting green technologies due to high capital costs and limited access to financing. Unlike large conglomerates, these enterprises lack the scale to absorb initial investment shocks or secure favourable green loans. Consequently, their transition to low-carbon production remains slow and fragmented. This structural challenge threatens the sector’s overall decarbonisation targets, as small and medium-sized enterprises constitute a substantial portion of national output. Regulatory pressure is mounting, yet viable economic pathways for these businesses to modernise without compromising viability remain elusive.

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