In an interview with CNBC-TV18, GP Kundargi, CMD of MOIL said that manganese ore prices bottomed out in the fourth quarter of FY16 and prices are down by 60 percent year-on-year (YoY).
The company has already signed contracts for dispatch of 4 lakh tonnes of ores inspite of increasing prices, said GP Kundargi, MD, MOIL.
Although oversupply in the market has put pressure on prices, GP Kundargi, CMD, MOIL is confident of holding margins above 40 percent. Going ahead, he expects margins to breach 45 percent in FY15.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, GP Kundargi, CMD, MOIL spoke about the newly allotted land in Maharashtra. The company also received prospecting license for 11 blocks near Nagpur and Bhandara regions.