India: KIOCL suspends pellet plant operations amid sluggish pellet market condition

KIOCL has suspended operations at its 3.5 mnt/year pellet plant in Mangalore w.e.f 24 Feb’24 as per the company notification released recently. The suspension was undertaken amid ongoing downward trend in pellet market condition. As reported earlier, the company resumed its operations on 16 Jan’24 after a temporary shutdown for around 7 days.