**Summary:**
In July 2025, the Ministry of Steel's MOIL (Manganese Ore India Limited) achieved its highest-ever July production, reaching 1.45 lakh tonnes of manganese ore. This represents a 12% increase compared to July of the previous year (CPLY). Despite facing adverse weather conditions, MOIL maintained strong operational performance throughout April-July 2025. During this period, production reached 6.47 lakh tonnes (7.8% year-over-year growth), sales totaled 5.01 lakh tonnes (10.7% higher than CPLY), and exploratory drilling covered 43,215 meters (11.4% increase over CPLY). Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena, CMD of MOIL, commended the team's performance and efforts to enhance production and sales despite challenging weather conditions.
Key Entities Referenced
FY26: Fiscal Year 2026, the financial year.
Ministry of Steel: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation of policies regarding the steel industry.
MOIL: An Indian manganese ore mining company (formerly Manganese Ore India Limited).
July 2025: The month and year in which MOIL achieved its highest-ever July production.
April-July 2025: The period during which MOIL demonstrated strong operational momentum.
Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena: Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL.
Delhi: Location of Press Information Bureau (PIB) where the release was posted. Union Territory in India.
Ministry of Steel
MOIL Achieves Highest-Ever July Production in
FY’26
Posted On: 04 AUG 2025 9:41AM by PIB Delhi
MOIL achieved manganese ore production of 1.45 lakh tonnes in July 2025, marking an impressive growth of
12% over the corresponding period last year (CPLY), despite adverse weather conditions.
Despite heavy rainfall, MOIL demonstrated strong operational momentum during April–July 2025, with
production at 6.47 lakh tonnes (7.8% growth y-o-y), sales of 5.01 lakh tonnes (10.7% higher than CPLY), and
exploratory drilling of 43,215 meters (up 11.4% over CPLY).
Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena, CMD, congratulated the MOIL team for this remarkable performance and
appreciated the continued efforts to enhance production & sales even under challenging weather conditions.
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TPJ/NJ
(Release ID: 2152012)