Pellet Production in India





















Period Production (in MT)









FY 25 (P) 106.10









FY 24 100.00









2023-24 94.00









2022-23 83.96









2021-22 77.27









2020-21 61.64









2019-20 69.00









2018-19 59.60









2017-18 63.59









2016-17 48.50









2015-16 47.00









2014-15 37.00









2013-14 34.00























Source:(i) Data Base of Industry Report







(ii)    Bigmint
























Pellet Exports in India



















Period Export (in MT)









FY 26 3.04









FY 25 6.87









FY 24 11.30









FY 23 6.32









FY 22 11.14









FY 21 13.75









FY 20 12.48









FY 19 0.062









2017-18  8.96









2016-17 8.26









2015-16 0.83
























Source: Bigmint
























































Pellet Import in India last 7 Years






















Period Import (in MT)









FY 26 6.56









FY 25 3.53









FY 24 NIL









FY 23 0.14









2021-22 Nil









2020-21   0.39









2019-20 0.05









2018-19 0.56









2017-18  0.47









2016-17 0.34









2015-16 0.16
























Source: Steelmint/ Bigmint












































Iron ore (Fines/Lumps) Consolidated (India)




















Period Production (in MT) Import (in MT) Export (in MT)





2021-22 251.13 1.99 15.25





2020-21 244.93 0.49 53.68





2019-20 255.30 1.20 26.82





2018-19 206.79 12.3 0.38





2017-18 200.81 8.60 15.92





2016-17 192.08 5.81 24.22




















Source: Steelmint






















































PMAI Members Consolidated figures

Note: The PMAI Data is Tentative – Being Updated

























Period Production (in MT) Captive Consumption (in MT) Total Sale (in MT)





2022-23 50.07 22.05 25.68





2021-22 48.21 24.94 22.36





2020-21 39.27 19.49 22.13





2019-20 35.34 14.11 22.70





2018-19 36.03 17.76 18.76





2017-18 41.64 21.13 21.11





2016-17 36.15 20.86 15.31





2015-16 27.59 16.90 10.14


































 All India Status of Pellet Production, Consumption, Domestic Sales And Export:















Financial Year Plant Capacity in mtpa Production of pellet (in Mt) Capacity Utilisation Domestic Sale Export of Pellet in mt

FY 2020 89.47 69.45 77.6 56.97 12.48

FY2019 84.8 65.91 77.7 56.63 9.28

FY2018 83.3 59.39 71.3 50.43 8.96

FY2017 80.4 51.18 63.7 42.92 8.26

FY2016 80.4 47.00 58.5 46.17 0.83
















Source: Pellet Manufacturers Association of India

















































India’s Iron Ore & Pellet Scenario FY25

Category
Apr’24
May’24
Jun’24
Jul’24
Aug’24
Sep’24 (p)
Pellet Production 8.1 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.7 9*
Pellet Export 0.2 0.9 1 0.8 1.4 0.2
Iron Ore Export 2.2 3.3 2.6 1.8 2.5 1.5
Pellet apparent consumption 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.3 8.8


(p): Provisional figures

















Quantity in Mnt









Source: BigMint























NOTE: Currently we do not have India’s plant wise Pellet consumption details.