The Company has commissioned 2 x 16.5 MVA Submerged Arc Furnaces in 2007 for the production of 50,000 tonnes per annum High Carbon Ferro Chrome at the Kalinganagar Industrial Complex, Orissa. The Plant has been constructed with state-of-the-art technology to produce High Carbon Ferro Chrome of superior and consistent quality.
The Ferro Chrome Plant utilises a mix of hard lumpy chrome ore, chrome ore briquettes & friable chrome ore as its input charge material. The chrome ore is sourced from Orissa Mining Corporation, which is the largest supplier of chrome ore in India.
Ferro Chrome is required for manufacturing of Special Steel and Stainless Steel. The Ferro Chrome production capacity is being expanded to 100,000 tonnes per annum to ensure regular supplies to its customers world wide.