Issue 01 · Out Now

The pilot issue.

Sixty-four pages. Three language editions. The history of the rolling mill, a twelve-page plant visit to GPRM, a hydrogen DRI primer, and a founder manifesto. The first issue of a new publication of record.

Pages64
EditionsEN · HI · BN
PublishedMay 2026
Next issueAugust 2026
MILLAXIS · ISSUE 01 The history of the rolling mill. Five centuries. Eight chapters. ALSO INSIDE Plant visit · GPRM, Raipur Hydrogen DRI, the reduction swap A founder manifesto MAY 2026 · RAIPUR · ₹999
Issue 01 · Cover · May 2026

Sixty-four pages, indexed.

The full table of contents from Issue 01 — cover feature, departments, voices, and the back of book. Three pieces are free to read. The rest unlocks with a subscription.

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The Cover Feature

The history of the rolling mill.

Five centuries. Eight chapters. From a Codex Atlanticus sketch to a Karnataka hot strip mill — how iron learned to flow.

12 pages Chapters 01–08 Opens p13 Chapter 1 free

Front of Book

  • 04 Editor's Letter Free
  • 05 India closes FY26 at 168.4 MT Free
  • 07 JSW Vijayanagar shutdown drags Q4 Subs.
  • 08 Tata Steel's record 23.48 MT Subs.
  • 09 220 to 300 MT — the capex wave Subs.
  • 10 CBAM goes live Subs.
  • 12 CBAM extends to 180 products Subs.

Departments

  • 25 Technology · Hydrogen DRI Subs.
  • 28 Raw Materials · coking coal, scrap Subs.
  • 30 Plant Visit · GPRM, Raipur Subs.
  • 34 Numbers · India in four charts Subs.
  • 36 People · Founder Manifesto Free
  • 39 Tools of the Trade · The Collet Subs.
  • 40 Mill Humour · a breather Subs.

Voices & Essay

  • 41 Voices · Hydrogen DRI, two sides Subs.
  • 43 Photo Essay · Two Shifts, One Night Subs.

Back of Book

  • 47 Data · four charts in depth Subs.
  • 51 Standards Watch · BIS, environment Subs.
  • 53 Glossary · ten foundational terms Free
  • 55 Library · four titles for the desk Subs.
  • 56 The Crossword Free
  • 58 Letters from the Field Free
  • 61 The Last Word · six months from now Free
  • 63 Colophon · masthead Free

Sample the writing.

Three pieces from Issue 01, free to read on the site. Start with the Editor's Letter, then the first chapter of the cover feature, then the ten-principle manifesto.

MILLAXIS · ISSUE 01 The history of the rolling mill. MAY 2026 · RAIPUR
English
MILLAXIS · अंक 01 रोलिंग मिल का इतिहास मई 2026 · रायपुर
हिन्दी · Hindi
MILLAXIS · সংখ্যা 01 রোলিং মিলের ইতিহাস মে 2026 · রায়পুর
বাংলা · Bengali

Published in three languages.

Every issue of MillAxis is produced natively in English, Hindi, and Bengali — the three languages most spoken in India's steel belt. Subscribers choose their edition. The content is identical; the typography and typesetting are native to each script.

  • English The history of the rolling mill 64 pp · A4
  • हिन्दी रोलिंग मिल का इतिहास 64 pp · A4
  • বাংলা রোলিং মিলের ইতিহাস 64 pp · A4

Every issue, from the first.

Four issues a year. The archive grows with every release. Subscribers have full access to every issue ever published, in every language edition.

No. 01
May 2026 · Pilot
The history of the rolling mill
The pilot issue — cover feature, plant visit, and manifesto.
Read Issue 01
No. 02
August 2026
In production
Cover feature to be announced closer to publication.
Coming soon
No. 03
November 2026
Forthcoming
The third quarterly issue — planned.
Coming soon
No. 04
February 2027
Forthcoming
The fourth issue — planned.
Coming soon

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