(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM)
MOIL has recorded highest ever production of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) of 1328 MT in the current FY (up to 10th March, 2024) which is higher by 30% over the corresponding period of last year. With this, MOIL has also exceeded the previous highest EMD production of 1312 MT achieved in FY 2006-07. EMD is a 100% import substitution product, mostly used in pharmaceuticals and batteries. MOIL has set up a plant based on indigenous technology to manufacture 1500 MT per annum capacity of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) at Dongri Buzurg mine. This plant, commissioned in 1991, is the only plant producing EMD in India.