Iron exports may decline by 20% for the fiscal: FIMI

11 Jul 2011 Evaluate

The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), an all-India federation to promote the interests of mining, mineral processing, metal making and other mineral-based industries is susceptible that Iron ore exports may fall by over 20% to around 75 million tonnes (MT) in the current fiscal as a result of hike in duty on overseas shipments. As per the associations’ estimates, export of iron is likely to come down to around 75 MT in the current fiscal from around 95 MT exports 2010-11.

The one reason behind the decline in export could be the hefty 20% rise in export duty on fines from 5% in the Budget 2011-12, also for lumps, the duty was upped to 20% from 15% earlier. India had shipped 117 MT iron ore in 2009-10 and around 80 per cent of that was in the form of fines. India mostly exports iron ore to China, contributing about 22% of the total imports of the country. The federation has further stated that production will also be less this year since many of its members are running only two shifts compared to three shifts a day earlier.

Further, commenting on the latest profit sharing draft proposal, the FIMI has said that the proposed benefit sharing regime for the mining sector, once implemented, would make minerals expensive and mining in the country unattractive. Recently, Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, approved the Daft Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill 2011, which recommends to make it compulsory for coal miners to share their 26% of profits to project affected people, whereas companies mining other resources like iron ore, bauxite and limestone, will be required to pay 100% of royalty on their production on the original inhabitants of the projects.

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