India: BRPL Reports Highest Ever Pellet Shipment Volumes in Dec’19

Brahmani River Pellets Limited (BRPL), an Odisha based pellet maker has achieved the highest ever pellet shipment volumes in Dec’19. The company sailed out 7 vessels of total quantity 3,87,007 MT. Out of this, six were export vessels amounting a quantity of 335,007 MT and one was coastal vessel of 52,000 MT.

BRPL is co-owned by Thriveni Pellets Pvt Ltd and JSW Techno Projects Ltd. BRPL has set-up a 4.0 MnT pa iron ore pellet plant at, Jajpur, Odisha, 4.0 MnT pa iron ore concentrate production at beneficiation plant Barbil, Odisha, a 218 km long iron ore slurry pipeline from beneficiation plant to Pellet plant.

India exported 11.72 MnT pellets during Jan-Nov’19, according to data maintained with SteelMint. BRPL remained the largest exporter followed by JSPL, KIOCL and Rashmi. China remained the most preferred destination for Indian pellet exports occupying 70% share followed by Oman, South Korea & Turkey.