Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has airlifted coking coal from Mongolia for the first time, testing the landlocked nation as a potential new supplier as India seeks to reduce its dependence on Australia, two sources said.
The state-backed steelmaker flew in a 1-metric-ton sample earlier this month and will assess whether the coal meets its steelmaking requirements, the sources said, declining to be identified because the development has not been made public.
