India is poised to close the current financial year with iron-ore production of about 210-million tons, the highest in the last nine years, but domestic steel mills are still haunted by the spectre of a shortage of the raw material from next year. According to estimates from industry body, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, domestic iron-ore production by March 31, 2019, is expected to be a shade over 210-million tons, the highest since production touched 219-million tons in 2009/10.
