IREL (India) Limited
Sole domestic rare-earth miner/processor; monazite-to-NdPr and sole REE-magnet producer; single REE feedstock point.
PSU / CPSECritical MineralsDefence
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Strategic profile
Industrial importance4/5
Initial score derived from current Atlas ecosystem coverage.
Strategic importance3/5
Initial score derived from relationship breadth and entity type.
Import dependency2/5
Domestic entity; dependency must be resolved at component/process level.
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Mapped relationships
- Owns / ControlsMinistry of Mines
- Subsidiary ofMinistry of Mines
- Supplies toToyotsu Rare Earths India Private Limited
- Invests inScheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
- Supplies toRare Earth Elements / Neodymium-Praseodymium
- Customer ofToyotsu Rare Earths India Private Limited
- OperatesIREL Odisha Sand Complex (OSCOM), Chhatrapur- Largest IREL division; ilmenite + associated minerals capacity expanding from 2.8 to 6.2 lakh tpa; hosts Monazite Proces
- Owns / ControlsDepartment of Atomic Energy (DAE)- IREL is a PSU under the Department of Atomic Energy.
- producesRare Earth Elements (magnet: Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb)- Produces rare-earth oxides (La, Ce, Nd, Pr, Sm, Gd, Y) and NdPr Oxalate from monazite feedstock.
- OperatesIREL Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Plant (REPM), Visakhapatnam- Samarium-cobalt REPM plant commissioned 2023; ~3,000 kg/year capacity; ~Rs.197 crore.
- Partners / JV withCoal India Limited (CIL)
- Partners / JV withCoal India Limited (CIL)
- Competes withHindustan Zinc Limited (HZL)
- Beneficiary ofScheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets- Reuters (Sep 2025) named IREL as one of two recipients of government REPM-related funding alongside MAM.