MMTC Ltd facilitates foreign trade in India and canalises exporting and importing essential minerals and metals. It is a public sector undertaking which was incorporated in 1963. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Government of India administer the company. It trades across minerals, metals, precious metals, agro products, fertilisers and chemicals and coal and hydrocarbons. The company went public in 1992 after an IPO._x000D_ _x000D_ In 1994, the company entered into the European market with exports of one lakh tonnes of iron ore to Slovakia and Romania. During the same year, it commenced the import of gold and silver against special import licenses for supply to customers in the domestic area._x000D_ _x000D_ In 2001, It signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Commerce in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The company acquired ₹800 crore deal from Japanese and South Korean companies for the iron ore supply in 2003._x000D_ _x000D_ In 2008, the company signed a pact with Swiss metal company PAMP to set up a gold refinery in Sohna, Haryana. It won the D & B Top Ranking Corporate Award in the Trading Sector For 2007. In 2013, the company was recognised for being one of the 30 Most Talented HR Leaders in PSUs and HR Leadership Award presented by the Institute of Public Enterprise  (IPE). In 2017, the company’s joint venture company, Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL), signed a mining lease agreement for iron ore. _x000D_ _x000D_ In 2022, it executed the Share Purchase Agreement and Escrow Agreement to sell its entire equity holding of the Company in NINL to Tata Steel Long Products Limited._x000D_

Business Segments

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• Agro Products: Under this segment, the company is a supplier/buyer of wheat, rice, maize, sugar, etc.
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• Fertilisers: It imports finished, intermediate and raw fertilisers and handles about 3 to 4 million tonnes of fertilisers.
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• Metals and Industrial Raw Materials: MMTC deals with the trading of non-ferrous metals like copper, zinc, etc and Industrial Raw Materials like Brown Fused Alumina, White Fused Alumina, Ferroalloys, etc.
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• Minerals: Under this segment, the company is engaged in the trading of Iron ore Fines and lumps, Chrome Ore, Chrome Concentrate, Manganese Ore and other items.
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• Precious Metals: It acts as an authorised agency of the Government of India for the import of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rough diamonds, emeralds, rubies and other semi-precious stones
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_x000D_ Subsidiaries_x000D_ _x000D_ MMTC Transnational Pte. Ltd. (MTPL): It is a wholly-owned subsidiary which is engaged_x000D_ _x000D_ in commodity trading and has established itself as a credible and reputable trading outfit in Singapore._x000D_

Corporate Actions

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• In 2010, the company announced a bonus issue of shares in the ratio of 1:1, a record date of July 29, 2010.
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• MMTC announced a bonus issue of shares in the ratio of 1:2 at a record date of May 03, 2018.
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