Indian state-run iron ore pellet producer KIOCL Limited has once again shut down its 3 million mt per year capacity plant at Mangalore in southern India, according to a company regulatory filing on Tuesday, August 8.
This time, the company has cited a shortage of iron ore availability as the reason for the plant shutdown.
The company shall make an announcement as soon as the plant resumes operation, the regulatory filing said.
KIOCL Limited had shut down the plant twice in recent months. In mid-July, the operations of the plant were resumed after a month-long maintenance shutdown. In May, KIOCL had also closed the plant for about a month.