<h1>Steel makers call for performance-based national standards, green transition support, GST simplification to boost competitiveness</h1> An industry association representing secondary steel manufacturers urged regulatory and policy reforms to boost competitiveness, seeking revision of national standards to allow region-specific, performance-based criteria; accelerated support for green-steel transition through carbon-credit mechanisms, affordable renewable energy and targeted financing; and simplification of GST rules to reduce compliance burdens tied to scrap procurement from informal suppliers. The association framed these changes as necessary to address raw-material and energy cost volatility, logistical constraints, decarbonization pressures and trade challenges, and announced a major industry conference, backed by government and international partners, to advance policy dialogue and implementation.