Dispatches of Chrome Ore by Odisha miners have increased by almost 15% in Dec’19 M-o-M. TATA Steel remained the largest miner to dispatch 166,086 MT of Chrome Ore in Dec’19, which is 12% higher as compared to the previous month. Most of the dispatches were for Nava Bharat Ventures, the dispatches were higher by 92% M-o-M and are comprised of 24% of the total dispatches by TATA Steel. TATA Steel held only 11% of the total quantity for captive use. Meanwhile, dispatches to its subsidiary unit TS alloys increased by 47% M-o-M with a quantity of 21,196MT, which is also 12% of the total dispatches from TATA Steel. Aarti Steel and Nava Bharat ventures remained the largest buyers of Chrome Ore from TATA Steel with 24% and 18% of the total dispatches.
Meanwhile, dispatches of OMC reduced marginally by 3.5% in Dec’19 against Nov’19. The total dispatch quantity remained at 63,330MT. Jindal Stainless and Visa Steel were the two major companies to buy OMC Chrome Ore. Jindal Stainless accounted for 41% of the total OMC Chrome ore dispatches with 26,335MT quantity. Visa Steel accounted for 10% of the total OMC Chrome ore dispatches in Dec’19 with 6,270MT quantity.
Dispatches from IMFA remained stable in Dec’19 with 28,147MT. Meanwhile, Misrilall Mines whose dispatches were closed for the past three months kept 16,190MT for captive use. Dispatches from BC Mohanty increased significantly by 31% in Dec’19 M-o-M. Most of the companies reduced their intake for Chrome ore as they have reduced their Ferro Chrome production given the present Ferro Chrome Prices.
| Odisha Chrome Ore Dispatches in Dec’19 & Nov’19 | ||||
| Seller | Buyer | Dec-19 | Nov-19 | % Change |
| TATA Steel | Nava Bharat Ventures | 40,017 | 20,828 | 92.13 |
| Aarti Steels | 30,445 | 22,269 | 36.71 | |
| T S Alloys | 21,196 | 14,403 | 47.16 | |
| Tata Steel | 19,209 | 9,921 | 93.62 | |
| Jindal Stainless | 18,266 | 15,627 | 16.89 | |
| Anand Exports | 11,383 | 12,178 | -6.53 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 7,288 | 11,471 | -36.47 | |
| Tirumala Balaji Alloys | 5,360 | 10,854 | -50.62 | |
| FACOR | 4,572 | 10,166 | -55.03 | |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 4,067 | 2,170 | 87.42 | |
| Gateway East India | 3,655 | 3,798 | -3.77 | |
| SRC Chemicals | 288 | 165 | 74.55 | |
| Khemka Refractories | 200 | – | NA | |
| Jai Balaji Industries | 141 | 14,277 | -99.01 | |
| Total | 166,086 | 148,128 | 12.12 | |
| O.M.C. | Jindal Stainless | 26,335 | 15,479 | 70.13 |
| Visa Steel | 6,270 | 10,364 | -39.50 | |
| Rashmi Cement | 4,107 | 4,947 | -16.98 | |
| FACOR | 3,767 | 7,188 | -47.59 | |
| Shyam Metalics & Energy | 3,611 | 3,747 | -3.63 | |
| Jai Balaji Industries | 3,491 | 3,419 | 2.11 | |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 2,644 | 3,615 | -26.86 | |
| SAL Steel | 2,324 | 3,712 | -37.39 | |
| Surya Alloy Industries | 2,075 | 4,311 | -51.87 | |
| Stork Ferro & Mineral | 2,042 | 2,985 | -31.59 | |
| Matrix Ferro | 905 | 134 | 575.37 | |
| Sharp Ferro Alloy | 875 | 1,339 | -34.65 | |
| Pee ELL Alloys | 857 | 815 | 5.15 | |
| Total Solutions | 595 | 275 | 116.36 | |
| Chrome Sagar | 500 | 870 | -42.53 | |
| Tirumala Balaji Alloys | 495 | – | NA | |
| PJ Minerals | 386 | – | NA | |
| Indotan Chemicals | 375 | 178 | 110.67 | |
| Rahaman Industries | 300 | – | NA | |
| ARRK Ferro Alloy | 209 | 97 | 115.46 | |
| Indu Raghukul Food & Chemical | 200 | 96 | 108.33 | |
| Nilachakra Industrial Minerals | 197 | 199 | -1.01 | |
| Mineworth Minerals | 191 | – | NA | |
| Supreme Chemical Agencies | 100 | – | NA | |
| Prime Chemical Agencies | 100 | – | NA | |
| Nifty Chemicals | 100 | – | NA | |
| MS Subhalaxmi Minerals | 100 | – | NA | |
| Madhuchandra Techno Chemical | 100 | 100 | 0.00 | |
| Alchrome Chemical Industries | 82 | 164 | -50.00 | |
| Minerals Trade Corporation | – | 100 | NA | |
| Rourkela Minerals | – | 191 | NA | |
| Asma Chemical | – | 82 | NA | |
| Ganpati Alkalies & Chemicals | – | 200 | NA | |
| IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys | – | 996 | NA | |
| Total | 63,330 | 65,604 | -3.47 | |
| IMFA | IMFA | 28,147 | 27,854 | 1.05 |
| Balasore Alloys | Balasore Alloys | 22,578 | 16,537 | 36.53 |
| Misirlal Mines | Misirlal Mines | 16,190 | – | NA |
| B.C. Mohanty and Sons | B.C. Mohanty & Sons | 6,612 | 6,359 | 3.98 |
| FACOR | 4,893 | – | NA | |
| Rohit Ferro Tech | 2,282 | 2,719 | -16.07 | |
| Minmat Ferro Alloy | – | 168 | NA | |
| Rashmi Cement | – | 109 | NA | |
| Balasore Alloys | – | 110 | NA | |
| Jindal Stainless | – | 1,001 | NA | |
| Total | 13,787 | 10,466 | 31.73 | |
| FACOR | FACOR | 9,379 | 9,504 | -1.32 |
| IDC of Orissa | IDCOL Ferochrome & Alloys | – | 848 | NA |
| Grand Total | 319,496 | 278,942 | 14.54 | |
Source: SteelMint
All Quantity in MT

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