Dispatches of chrome ore by Odisha miners have decreased by around 10% in Feb’18 against Jan’18.
Odisha contributes entirely towards Indian Chrome Ore production. TATA Steel, being, one of the largest miners in the region dispatched 111,171 MT of chrome ore in Feb’18 against 109,319 MT in Jan’18. The company has witnessed a marginal increase of about 2% in the dispatch of the commodity on M-o-M basis. TATA Steel held 15,604 MT for captive consumption in Feb’18, which is 30% lower to what it was in Jan’18.
OMC also recorded a substantial decrease of 25% M-o-M in its Feb’18 Chrome Ore dispatches. OMC dispatched 87,397 MT of Chrome Ore in Feb’18 against 116,396 MT in Jan’18. Saurabhil Chromite Mines also registered a decrease of 15% while B.C. Mohanty & Sons witnessed a marginal fall of 5% on M-o-M basis in Feb’18.
| Odisha Chrome Ore Dispatches in Feb’18 & Jan’18 | |||
| Seller | Buyer | Feb-18 | Jan-18 |
| TATA Steel | Tata Steel | 19,077 | 14,713 |
| Jindal Stainless | 18,081 | 18,444 | |
| Aarti Steels | 15,604 | 12,044 | |
| T S Alloys | 13,067 | 14,628 | |
| FACOR | 12,430 | 11,120 | |
| Nava Bharat Ventures | 12,356 | 14,547 | |
| Adhunik Metaliks | 6,557 | 9,630 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 6,246 | 5,089 | |
| Tirumala Balaji Alloys | 4,949 | 4,637 | |
| Visa Steel | 2,805 | 1,173 | |
| SRC Chemicals | – | 754 | |
| Andhra Ferro Alloys | – | 2,540 | |
| Total | 111,171 | 109,319 | |
| O.M.C. | Jindal Stainless | 25,618 | 31,931 |
| Visa Steel | 14,107 | 19,959 | |
| Others | 12,949 | 26,438 | |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 9,250 | 9,291 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 5,280 | 5,896 | |
| SAL Steel | 2,977 | 3,287 | |
| IMFA | 2,692 | 3,270 | |
| Tirumala Balaji Alloys | 2,302 | 754 | |
| Others | 2,205 | – | |
| BRG Iron & Steel | 1,393 | 290 | |
| Steel Authority Of India | 1,334 | – | |
| Kalinga Ferro Ispat | 1,188 | 693 | |
| Pee ELL Alloys | 1,174 | – | |
| Grids Steel & Alloys | 1,086 | 1,586 | |
| FACOR | 1,024 | 2,412 | |
| Balasore Alloys | 990 | 5,036 | |
| ARRK Ferro Alloy | 782 | 695 | |
| Tawi Chemicals Industries | 388 | – | |
| Sagar Mining & Metals Industries | 200 | – | |
| Nilachakra Industrial Minerals | 198 | 198 | |
| Minerals Trade Corporation | 100 | – | |
| Mineworth Minerals | 94 | – | |
| Sarvesh Refractories | 49 | 97 | |
| Alchrome Chemical Industries | 20 | – | |
| Pradhan Industries | – | 208 | |
| Konark Chrome Chemicals | – | 40 | |
| Vishal Ferro Alloys | – | 691 | |
| IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys | – | 2,467 | |
| B.C. Mohanty & Sons | – | 1,156 | |
| Total | 87,397 | 116,396 | |
| IMFA | IMFA | 33,668 | 39,511 |
| Balasore Alloys | Balasore Alloys | 24,010 | 23,145 |
| FACOR | FACOR | 14,947 | 13,498 |
| Saruabil Chromite Mines | Visa Steel | 7,462 | 9,895 |
| Jai Balaji Industries | 2,975 | 2,015 | |
| Misirlal Mines | 1,995 | – | |
| KL Resources | 1,924 | 4,465 | |
| Khemka Refractories | 199 | – | |
| Sharp Ferro Alloy | – | 548 | |
| Nilachakra Industrial Minerals | – | 294 | |
| Total | 14,556 | 17,217 | |
| B.C. Mohanty and Sons | Shyam Metalics & Energy | 2,943 | 2,047 |
| Balasore Alloys | 2,084 | 1,911 | |
| Jai Balaji Industries | 2,040 | 3,676 | |
| FACOR | 2,039 | 952 | |
| Sharp Ferro Alloy | 1,993 | 2,993 | |
| Jindal Stainless | 1,989 | – | |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 231 | 1,000 | |
| Others | 94 | – | |
| Vishal Ferro Alloys | – | 1,001 | |
| IMFA | – | 10 | |
| Maharaja Minerals | – | 490 | |
| Total | 13,414 | 14,081 | |
| IDC of Orissa | IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys | 4,087 | 2,623 |
| Shyam Ferro Alloys | 3,786 | – | |
| Orissa Chrome Export and Mining | – | 3,344 | |
| Total | 7,873 | 5,967 | |
| Jindal Stainless | Jindal Stainless | 1,524 | 3,818 |
| Grand Total | 308,560 | 342,952 | |

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