India’s state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) recorded its strongest-ever sales performance for the month of December, reflecting improving market strength and operational efficiency.
SAIL reported provisional steel sales of 2.1 mln tons in December 2025, up around 37pct YoY from 1.5 mln tons in December 2024, marking the highest December sales volume in the company’s history.
The company also achieved a notable reduction in inventories during the month, signalling better supply-chain management and closer alignment between production and market demand.
For the April-December FY26 period, SAIL’s provisional sales increased to 14.7 mln tons, up about 17pct from 12.6 mln tons a year earlier.
SAIL currently produces around 20.6 mln tons of crude steel annually and is targeting an expansion to 35 mln tons per year by FY2031. The company operates five integrated steel plants and three special steel plants across India, producing a wide range of flat, long, special, and railway steel products.
