Dispatches of chrome ore by Odisha miners have decreased by around 18% in Oct’17 against Sep’17.
Odisha contributes entirely towards Indian Chrome Ore production. TATA Steel, being, one of the largest miners in the region dispatched 77,631 MT of chrome ore in Oct’17 against 73,476 MT in Sep’17. The company has witnessed a marginal increase of about 6% in the dispatch of the commodity on M-o-M basis. TATA Steel held 6,391 MT for captive consumption in Oct’17 which is around 31% lower than it was in Sep’17.
OMC, on the other hand, recorded a substantial decrease of 39% M-o-M in its Oct’17 Chrome Ore dispatches. OMC dispatched 63,172 MT of Chrome Ore in Oct’17 against 102,769 MT in Sep’17. Jindal Stainless was the major buyer of Chrome Ore from OMC in Sep’17 which also recorded a fall of 43% in its purchase.
| Odisha Chrome Ore Dispatches in Oct’17 & Sep’17 | |||
| Seller | Buyer | Oct-17 | Sep-17 |
| TATA Steel | Jindal Stainless | 15,996 | 18,537 |
| Aarti Steels | 13,342 | 9,791 | |
| Nava Bharat Ventures | 11,647 | 9,899 | |
| FACOR | 11,132 | 13,973 | |
| T S Alloys | 10,613 | 7,475 | |
| Tata Steel | 6,391 | 9,299 | |
| Adhunik Metaliks | 4,262 | 3,190 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 4,248 | 1,271 | |
| Tirumala Balaji Alloys | – | 40 | |
| Total | 77,631 | 73,476 | |
| OMC | Jindal Stainless | 19,062 | 33,591 |
| Others | 12,703 | 15,721 | |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 6,828 | 12,203 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 6,654 | 5,597 | |
| Balasore Alloys | 6,214 | 4,625 | |
| Visa Steel | 5,441 | 12,166 | |
| Grids Steel & Alloys | 2,089 | 1,477 | |
| IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys | 1,493 | 2,538 | |
| ARRK Ferro Alloy | 990 | ||
| Tirumala Balaji Alloys | 392 | 1,223 | |
| BRG Iron & Steel | 339 | 781 | |
| Konark Chrome Chemicals | 231 | 196 | |
| Pradhan Industries | 198 | 92 | |
| Nilachakra Industrial Minerals | 196 | 197 | |
| Total Solutions | 161 | 876 | |
| Khemka Refractories | 93 | 93 | |
| Aries Minerals | 82 | 72 | |
| Kalinga Ferro Ispat | 6 | 1,783 | |
| Sarvesh Refractories | – | 197 | |
| FACOR | – | 1,892 | |
| Tawi Chemicals Industries | – | 573 | |
| Asma Chemical | – | 100 | |
| Nifty Chemicals | – | 297 | |
| Vishnu Chemicals | – | 1,270 | |
| Indotan Chemicals | – | 489 | |
| Mineworth Minerals | – | 279 | |
| Andhra Ferro Alloys | – | 2,299 | |
| Prime Chemical Agencies | – | 20 | |
| Rahaman Industries | – | 100 | |
| Pee ELL Alloys | – | 1,681 | |
| Alchrome Chemical Industries | – | 240 | |
| Madhuchandra Techno Chemical | – | 100 | |
| Total | 63,172 | 102,769 | |
| IMFA | IMFA | 27,933 | 38,491 |
| Saruabil Chromite Mines | Visa Steel | 9,250 | 8,142 |
| Misirlal Mines | 2,965 | 1,997 | |
| Jai Balaji Industries | 2,231 | 732 | |
| KL Resources | 2,116 | 2,218 | |
| Pradhan Industries | 230 | – | |
| Ganpati Alkalies & Chemicals | – | 985 | |
| Minerals Trade Corporation | – | 200 | |
| Khemka Refractories | – | 188 | |
| Total | 16,792 | 14,461 | |
| Balasore Alloys | Balasore Alloys | 13,560 | 16,079 |
| FACOR | FACOR | 11,845 | 10,988 |
| B.C. Mohanty and Sons | Balasore Alloys | 4,997 | – |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 904 | 995 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 582 | 4,000 | |
| BRG Iron & Steel | 495 | – | |
| Vishal Ferro Alloys | 29 | 1,971 | |
| FACOR | – | 3,998 | |
| Total | 7,006 | 10,964 | |
| Jindal Stainless | Jindal Stainless | 2,655 | 724 |
| IDC of Orissa | IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys | 1,560 | 2,269 |
| Orissa Industrial Minerals | – | 41 | |
| Total | 1,560 | 2,310 | |
| Grand Total | 222,154 | 270,261 | |

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