India’s LMEL sees 120% rise in iron ore output in FY 2025-26

Thursday, 02 April 2026 09:25:50 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s Lloyds Metal and Energy Limited (LMEL) achieved iron ore production of 21.96 million mt in the fiscal year 2025-26, a rise of 120 percent year on year, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday, April 2.

The company reported iron ore pellet production at 9.1 million mt for the given year, a rise of 529 percent, while its direct reduction iron (DRI) output was 484,000 mt, a growth of 57 percent, year on year.

LMEL said that in the current fiscal year 2026-27 it is targeting iron ore production of 26 million mt.

AjoyDas
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.


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