Beijing, Oct 28: The Steel Authority of India Limited, which is actively looking at the booming Chinese market, favours a linkage between Indian exports of iron ore and steel to China and India's imports of coking coal from here, a company spokesman said here. "We are in favour of a linkage between Indian exports of steel and iron ore to China with that of Chinese supplies of coking coal," he said.

The spokesman termed as "productive" the recent high-level meetings the Indian Steel Association (ISA) had with the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) here.
Welcoming the decision to form a joint working group on steel in view of the booming bilateral trade in this sector, he said sail supports the initiative that would discuss all issues in India-China cooperation in the iron ore and steel front.

Bureau Report