Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited
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Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) is a publicly listed chemicals company based in Aluva
, Kerala
, India
. The company was founded in 1989 by S.N. Sasidharan and Mathew M. Cherian with assistance from the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
(KSIDC). The company is the only listed Indian entity in the synthetic rutile
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Aluva
Aluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The company was founded in 1989 by S.N. Sasidharan and Mathew M. Cherian with assistance from the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. is the industrial and investment promotion agency of the Government of Kerala , for the promotion and development of medium and large scale units in the State of Kerala...
(KSIDC). The company is the only listed Indian entity in the synthetic rutile
Rutile
Rutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2.Rutile is the most common natural form of TiO2. Two rarer polymorphs of TiO2 are known:...
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Plant location
- AluvaAluvaAluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
(KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
) - The plant is located at Edayar Industrial Development Area, which is about 15 kilometers from the Cochin Port and 100 kilometers from the IlmeniteIlmeniteIlmenite is a weakly magnetic titanium-iron oxide mineral which is iron-black or steel-gray. It is a crystalline iron titanium oxide . It crystallizes in the trigonal system, and it has the same crystal structure as corundum and hematite....
deposits. The company started production with a capacity of 10000 TPA of Synthetic RutileRutileRutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2.Rutile is the most common natural form of TiO2. Two rarer polymorphs of TiO2 are known:...
and 12500 TPA of Ferric Chloride. Subsequent, the company enhanced its production capacity of Synthetic RutileRutileRutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2.Rutile is the most common natural form of TiO2. Two rarer polymorphs of TiO2 are known:...
to 45000 TPA, Ferric Chloride to 24000 TPA, Ferrous Chloride to 72000 TPA and Cemox to 18000 TPA.
Product range
- Beneficiated IlmeniteIlmeniteIlmenite is a weakly magnetic titanium-iron oxide mineral which is iron-black or steel-gray. It is a crystalline iron titanium oxide . It crystallizes in the trigonal system, and it has the same crystal structure as corundum and hematite....
(Synthetic RutileRutileRutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2.Rutile is the most common natural form of TiO2. Two rarer polymorphs of TiO2 are known:...
) - Ferric Chloride
- Ferrous Chloride
- Cemox