Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, Might 23, 2025 – Based through the overdue Dr. Bansidhar Panda, credited with laying the basis for Odisha’s commercial enlargement, Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) carried out the groundbreaking rite for its new cutting-edge plant in Kalinga Nagar on Thursday, Might 22, 2025. The Hon’ble Leader Minister of Odisha, Shri Mohan Majhi, carried out the ritual within the presence of Minister of State (Impartial Price) Industries Shri Sampad Chandra Swain, Minister of State (Impartial Price) Co-operation Shri Pradeep Bal Samanta, Jajpur MP Shri Rabindra Narayan Behera, Odisha MLAs Akash Das Nayak and Amar Nayak and senior IMFA individuals.
Leader Minister Majhi has taken with commercial building of Odisha prior to now three hundred and sixty five days. That is obvious from the Make-in-Odisha Conclave commitments which were transformed to fact with corporations from throughout India and in a foreign country starting groundwork for his or her initiatives within the state already.
IMFA’s Kalinga Nagar facility, unfold throughout 124.26 acres, will produce 100,000 metric tonnes of ferro chrome once a year. With Section 1 anticipated through Q1 FY2026-27, the plant will function state-of-the-art era and supplement IMFA’s built-in websites at Choudwar and Therubali—improving its overall manufacturing capability to three,84,000 tonnes and reinforcing its place as India’s main manufacturer of value-added ferro chrome.
Highlighting the mission’s importance, Shri Subhrakant Panda, Managing Director of IMFA, said, “We stay deeply dedicated to Odisha’s building. This facility won’t most effective raise the state’s commercial credentials but additionally improve IMFA’s enlargement thru sustainable and complicated practices.”
A pioneer in ferro alloys, IMFA has tied up with main RE corporations for hybrid renewable power to energy the smelting procedure on the Kalinga Nagar facility. This won’t most effective beef up IMFA’s inexperienced credentials however may be a proactive step in opposition to development a greener long term; in flip supporting India’s project of attaining net-zero emissions through 2070.
About Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA)
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) is India’s main totally built-in manufacturer of cost added ferro chrome with 190 MVA put in furnace capability sponsored up through captive chromite mines and gear era. Included in 1961 and headquartered in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), the corporate has production complexes in Therubali & Choudwar. IMFA’s operations are benchmarked to global requirements and are ISO 9001 (High quality Control) qualified.
