Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys has suspended the mining activities at Sukinda Chromite Mines with effect from April 01, 2015 due to non-receipt of consent to operate from State Pollution Control Board which has expired on March 31, 2015 and is expected shortly.
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys is primarily involved in the production of ferro alloys including charge-chrome (high-carbon ferro-chrome), and has an installed furnace capacity of 157 MVA in its two units in Therubali and Choudwar districts of Orissa. The company’s operations are supported by a 108 MW captive thermal power plant (at Choudwar) and captive chromite mines.
