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Question
With reference to the Iron and Steel industry in India, give logical explanation for the following:
Mini Steel plants are becoming more popular.
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Solution
Since mini Steel plants are smaller in size, they can be conveniently located in industrial towns to meet the special Steel requirements, this reduces transport cost.
It utilises scrap iron from big Steel plant as raw material and thus help in recycling and does not need huge capital investment.
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