Tata Steel wants the crown back from JSW Steel

For the first time since it was relegated to the second spot, India’s oldest steelmaker has made its ambition clear. Can it best its rival?

This is no bugle call for war. But when it comes to Tata Steel, this is the closest it can get to that. For the first time since JSW Steel displaced it as India’s largest steelmaker, Tata Steel has made its aspiration official. It wants the crown back. 

The declaration was not made by CEO and managing director T.V. Narendran. There was no press statement to that effect either. Instead the company chose to make the announcement through its annual report for the fiscal year 2022, which was earlier this month sent to investors holding its 122 crore shares. That …

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