India’s state-wise iron pellet production in H1 CY’25

India’s iron ore pellet production increased marginally in January-June 2025 (H1CY’25) to around 53.5 million tonnes (mnt), an increase of just about 0.94% y-o-y compared with 53 mnt in the corresponding period of last year, as per latest provisional data available with BigMint. The country has witnessed a phenomenal surge in pellet capacity over the years. In FY’25, India increased production of iron ore pellets to 105 mnt, up 5% y-o-y.