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‘India-The history of growth of the steel wire industry,’ by Mahesh C. Astavans, Consultant, India. This paper covers the following topics: increasing wiredrawing efficiency from 80 to 95 percent; eliminating expensive heat treatment through new processes and new steel; reducing labor costs through eco-friendly processes; tailoring end products through careful material selection processes; pollution-free rod cleaning methods; waste reduction; and heat treatment of wires.