India's first titanium project in Odisha

The first titanium project of India has started its test production Ganjam district of Odisha. 
●    The project has been established by Saraf Group. 
●    This is first of its kind titanium plant and the only one in the country. 
●    During the test run, one of its four furnaces became functional. 
●    After inception, this plant is expected to produce 36,000 tons of titanium slag and 20,000 tons of pig iron per year. 
●    The raw material of the plant ilmenite would be procured from Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM), a unit of Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) in Ganjam district of Odisha as well as a private company which has its unit in Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. 
●    Earlier in August 2015, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had fully commissioned and started commercial production at the first indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant at Chavara in Kerala.