Odisha, India’s top iron ore producing state, recorded merchant dispatches at 5.73 million tonnes (mnt) in Jan’22, up 9% m-o-m as against 5.25 mnt in Dec’21.
The total dispatch figure excludes movement for exports and from the captive mines of SAIL, Tata Steel, Prakash Industries, Sree Metaliks, AM/NS India, Kashvi International, Narbheram Power & Steel and JSW Steel’s Gonua and Narayanposhi iron ore mines.
Key highlights
- JSW Steel recorded the highest dispatches at 1.46 mnt from its two merchant mines in Odisha in Jan. Dispatches increased 15% m-o-m compared to 1.27 mnt in Dec.
- State-owned OMC recorded a significant 26% surge in dispatches to 1.43 mnt compared to 1.13 mnt in Dec.
- Dispatches from Rungta stood at 1.24 mn t for the month, increasing by 39% m-o-m against 0.89 mn t in Dec.
- Dispatches from Essel Mining rose by 10% to 0.57 mnt in Jan compared with 0.52 mnt in Dec. Notably, Essel’s Koira iron ore mining lease expired on 26 Aug’21 and dispatches taking place are those of previous bookings.
Odisha Iron Ore Dispatch in Jan’22 & Dec’21
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