Pellet Manufacturers Association of India
The Pellets industry started in India during the 1960s with the setting up of Mandovi Pellets plant in Goa. Subsequently a PSU, namely Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) set up the first 3 MTPA large scale pellet plant in Mangalore in 1987. Later on the capacity was increased to 4 million tons per year.