India's chrome ore output rises 12% to 3.53 Mt in FY2025-26
2026-10-10 10:55:45 [Print]
India's chrome ore production increased 12% year-on-year to 3.53 million mt in fiscal year 2025-26, while ferrochrome output rose 10% to 1.49 million mt, according to data presented by the Indian Ferro Alloy Producers' Association (IFAPA) at the 6th International Ferro Alloys Conference (IFAC 2026) in Goa. The figures were released alongside data showing India's manganese ore imports climbed 27% year-on-year to 4.03 million mt in the first half of 2026, painting a raw-material picture IFAPA described as mixed: rising domestic chrome ore and ferrochrome output on one hand, and deepening import reliance for manganese on the other.
The data comes amid India's expanding steel sector, which IFAPA said is creating a new growth runway for domestic ferro-alloy producers. India's crude steel production reached approximately 165 million mt in calendar year 2025, up more than 10% year-on-year, with demand expected to keep growing at around 7% annually. India is targeting roughly 300 million mt of steelmaking capacity by fiscal year 2031 - a scale IFAPA said would significantly widen the opportunity for chromium, manganese, silicon and other alloying inputs. The association also noted that India's per-capita steel consumption has risen from around 24 kg in 1991 to about 109 kg in 2025, a threshold it said could support a further phase of consumption growth.
The data comes amid India's expanding steel sector, which IFAPA said is creating a new growth runway for domestic ferro-alloy producers. India's crude steel production reached approximately 165 million mt in calendar year 2025, up more than 10% year-on-year, with demand expected to keep growing at around 7% annually. India is targeting roughly 300 million mt of steelmaking capacity by fiscal year 2031 - a scale IFAPA said would significantly widen the opportunity for chromium, manganese, silicon and other alloying inputs. The association also noted that India's per-capita steel consumption has risen from around 24 kg in 1991 to about 109 kg in 2025, a threshold it said could support a further phase of consumption growth.
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