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- Owais Metal & Mineral Processing Limited is an India-based industrial materials and minerals processing company engaged in the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of metal alloys, processed industrial minerals, and recovered critical elements. Originally founded in 2017 and formally incorporated in December 2022, the company is headquartered in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India, with major manufacturing and processing infrastructure located in Meghnagar and Udaipur. The company caters to diverse industrial customer segments across the fertilizer, steel, ferroalloy, ceramic, glass, tile, and construction industries throughout domestic commercial centers in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, and Delhi, alongside international markets.
The company's core product and service portfolio comprises the manufacture and supply of Manganese Oxide (MnO), utilized primarily as a micronutrient input in the agricultural fertilizer industry and as a key chemical feed in manganese sulphate plants; Medium Carbon (MC) Ferro Manganese, produced for steelmaking and casting operations to serve as an effective deoxidizer and alloying component for enhanced tensile strength; Wood Charcoal, manufactured for high-temperature smelting, ferroalloy production, and industrial reduction furnaces; Processed Minerals, encompassing customized gradings and sizing of Quartz and Manganese Ore for metallurgical, ceramic, and glass applications; Engineered Quartz Slabs, fabricated for architectural surfaces, commercial interiors, and tile manufacturing; and Critical Metal and Rare Earth Extraction Services, deploying proprietary mineral processing and waste-to-wealth technologies to recover valuable strategic metals, including tantalum, tin, and niobium, from industrial residue and mining tailings.
In recent corporate and operational developments, the company reorganized its legal structure from Owais Ali Overseas Private Limited to Owais Metal and Mineral Processing Limited and successfully completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO), listing its shares on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE SME: OWAIS) in March 2024. To scale production and support downstream value addition, the company transitioned its core processing facilities in Meghnagar into permanent company ownership and executed a strategic lease agreement to operate an engineered quartz stone slab manufacturing facility in Udaipur. Furthermore, OMMPL has expanded its advanced recycling and mineral recovery capabilities targeting critical electronic-grade metals, alongside participating in strategic mineral asset acquisitions and exploration initiatives across central India.