NMDC Steel announced on Tuesday that its loss had widened to Rs 595.37 crore in the September quarter, primarily due to a surge in expenses. The company had reported a loss of Rs 131.10 crore during the same period last year, according to an exchange filing.

The company’s total income increased to Rs 1,535.46 crore, up from Rs 290.27 crore a year earlier. However, NMDC Steel's expenses escalated to Rs 2,364.39 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, compared to Rs 464.93 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.

NMDC Steel Ltd, which was demerged from the mining firm NMDC, owns and operates the 3 million-tonne Nagar Steel Plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh. The Nagarnar plant, set up with an investment of about Rs 23,000 crore, is referred to as India’s youngest steel unit. NMDC Steel commenced commercial operations at this unit on August 31, 2023.