BL reported that Midhani should focus on power sector which is coming up with natural resources for their special steel requirements.

Vice Admiral DSP Verma director general of ATVP a naval establishment said that “Midhani's expansion and modernization have been scientifically taken up based on customer feedback. For the past decade, the special materials and products produced by the public sector undertaking are meeting the stringent demands of the strategic sector.”

Mr M Narayana Rao CMD of Midhani while addressing the customers said that “We call our customers as partners since the partnership is not just in terms of monetary returns but our partnership is one of technology partnership, strategic partnership and financial partnership.”

Midhani is now moving from a technology-driven, planning-driven company to a market driven company and is also investing about 50% of its reserves on R&D to eventually supply final products rather than mill forms.

The one day customer meet titled “Strengthening Partnership” has been attended by over 75 delegates representing various sectors of Indian strategic industry including space, defence and nuclear as well as industry such as BHEL, NPCIL etc.

(Sourced from BL)