India, Sept. 6 -- New Delhi: India's export of finished steel grew over two-fold between April and July this year, while import of such products reduced by about 42%.

According to the latest Joint Plant Committee (JPC) report, between April and July, the country's total export of finished steel stood at 4.64 million tonnes (MT), as against 1.93 MT in the same period a year ago. JPC, under the Union Ministry of Steel, collects and maintains data on the Indian steel and iron sector.

Out of the total 4.64 million tonnes of export, Vietnam and China bought 1.37 million tonnes and 1.3 million tonnes of steel, respectively. Sources said that though Vietnam has been buying Indian steel regularly, the fact that Chinese companies imported Indian...