Ongoing Coverage · Starting with Issue 01

Between the issues.

Short reads on the Indian steel industry — plant visits, interviews, industry takes, and explainers. Published alongside the quarterly print, starting with Issue 01 in May 2026.

Coverage in progress.

The coverage plan The themes we're working on now, listed honestly — drafts in progress, others planned. Each will publish here as it's ready. No fixed cadence until the pilot lands.
In progress Plant Visit A shift at GPRM — what the night crew sees. From the Raipur floor
Planned Industry Take CBAM and Indian steel — what it actually means. Policy & export
Planned From the Floor The TOS FO 25 — a machine profile. Machinery
Planned Data Story India's 300 MT target — realistic or aspirational? Capacity outlook
Planned Explainer What hydrogen DRI actually changes. Decarbonisation
Planned Interview A rolls engineer at 2 a.m., on what breaks. Voices

Six ways of telling the story.

Every short read at MillAxis falls into one of six editorial formats. The shape changes with the story — but the voice doesn't.
01
Plant Visit

An afternoon inside an operating mill — what the floor sounds like, what the operators say, what you miss from the annual report.

02
Industry Take

Editorial response to a development the industry cares about — policy shifts, capex announcements, regulatory changes.

03
From the Floor

A short object profile — a machine, a tool, a process detail. Written for engineers who want the specific before the general.

04
Data Story

One number or one chart, unpacked — what it means, what's behind it, what it doesn't tell you.

05
Interview

A long conversation with someone who has spent their career doing the work — metallurgists, plant managers, rolls engineers.

06
Explainer

A process, standard, or technology made plain — for the generalist reader who needs to understand it by tomorrow morning.

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