Private steel maker JSPL today reported a 36 percent rise in the domestic crude steel production to 1.23 million tonnes (MT) for the quarter ended June 30. The company had clocked production of 0.90 million tonnes in the year-ago period.

"JSPL also recorded a 46 percent growth in domestic sales during first quarter of 2018-19 to 1.18 million tonnes, up from 0.81 million tonne in the first quarter of the previous fiscal," Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) said in a statement.

In India, the company has two integrated steel plants in Raigarh and Angul.

JSPL had posted quarterly crude steel production at 1.26 million tonnes as of March 31, 2018.

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