VV Minerals, a Tamil Nadu based beach mining company, is one of the largest exporters of beach minerals in India. Lead by the enigmatic Managing Director, Subramaniam Vaikundarajan, the company is India’s largest exporter of garnet and ilmenite.
Established in 1989, VV Minerals is now India’s largest and world’s second largest mining, manufacturing and exporting company for Garnet & Ilmenite. VVM, the first Indian private Ilmenite exporter, is now present across Europe, Middle East, East Asia, Australia and the USA. VV Mineral Vaikundarajan, Director, said in an interview, “We are proud to be the largest producer of Garnet in the world, the first private producer of minerals like Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Sillimanite and Leucoxene.”
A new mining law by the Centre will contain new rules defining the limit of radioactive content beyond, which private companies will not be allowed to mine. The concession period and the area to be given out on lease will also be defined by the same, VV Mineral.
The world’s largest reserve of Thorium can be found on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. If the current reports are anything to go by, the Thorium deposits on Indian shores have seen a considerable decline. While the reason could be erosion, illegal export of minerals has been cited as the major problem behind this depletion. For a long time, VV Minerals has been the highest stakeholder of the mining business in these areas. While there is no evidence to justify illegal actions on behalf of the company, the scam has already done a considerable amount of damage to its reputation.
The new mining laws have put private rare earth mineral sector in an uncertain position. With the industry raising their concern against the law, the Centre has decided to come out with rules governing leases of atomic minerals. VV Mineral Mining is India’s largest garnet miner and exporter. “These minerals are used in ceramic and higher technology items. The origin of these minerals is traced to Western Ghats,” informs VV Minerals India.
The one name that comes to mind when talking about heavy mineral mining in Tamil Nadu, India is VV Mineral Mining. Garnet and Ilmenite exports from India – The company is owned By S. Vaikundarajan, with dynamic and professionally qualified family members like V Subramanian, J Muthurajan, S Jegatheeesan
According to research, excluding minerals like ilmenite, rutile and zircon in sand mining process could create about 5 lakh jobs and lead to big forex earnings. Following these results, Beach Sand Mineral industry has sought exclusion of these minerals. VV Minerals India founder and MD S Vaikundarajan said, “They are not used in atomic energy production and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) de-listed them from the list of prescribed substances with effect from January 1, 2007. But they have not been de-listed from the MMDR Act.”
Vaikundarajan Subramanian, the director of V. V. Minerals, represented the heavy minerals industry at the ‘India Mining Summit’ organized by Assocham. V. V. Minerals is one of the country's largest players in mining, manufacture and exports of garnet & ilmenite in the country.
This presentation gives information about the current scenario of heavy mineral mining industry in india. It also talks about the top heavy mineral miners and exporters like VV Minerals, owned by S. Vaikundarajan. Read more to get more details.
The ongoing ban on heavy mineral mining in India is resulting in heavy losses for the economy and it is time that the state governments brought this to the notice of the central government which has issued this indefinite ban.
VV Minerals is a heavy mineral mining industry that operates off the coasts of Tamil Nadu. The Chairman of VV Minerals, V Subramaniam who is the successor of Vaikundarajan says India has a lot to benefit from the heavy mineral mining industry.
Founded by S Vaikundarajan in late 1980s, VV Minerals is one of the largest exporters of beach minerals in India today. Ramesh Kumar Raja of Governance Today interviewed VV Mineral Vaikundarajan on India’s current position and its improvement in the world heavy minerals market.
The following presentation talks about the Business Standard news story which was published on June 3, 2014, stating that the leading industry player, VV Minerals feels that the ban on mining activities has led to the unemployment of 50,000 people in Tamil Nadu. It also provided information about their mining activities in India. They are the largest Ilmenite manufacturers and exporters in India. They are the first private ilmenite exporters of India. VV Minerals India has a huge market share in Europe, Middle East, East Asia, Australia and USA. They are based in Tamil Nadu and the company is owned by Mr. S. Vaikundarajan. Mr. V. Subramanian the Managing Director of VV Minerals, also spoke about a few challenges the industry currently faces.
The Heavy Minerals Mining (HMM) industry in India is in a very promising stage. In an interaction with Financialexpress.com, V Subramanian, Director, VV Mineral, said there should be a logical policy that will boost booming industry.
VV Mineral Mining is one of the finest mining manufacturing companies situated in Tamil Nadu. The company manufactures minerals like Rutile, Zircon, Illmenite and garnite. All of these products are used in a variety of applications in Industrial as well as common man's.
Attaining success is a big hurdle to overcome. V Subramanian, Managing Director of VV minerals has been widely instrumental in overcoming the same. A firm believer, in a child’s education, Mr. V Subramanian founded VV Charitable Trust to assist children by offering them free education. Known to pick the right investment, Mr. V Subramanian penchant of seeking such investments came to use for the benefits of VV minerals.
VV MInerals is the topmost mining company situated in tamil Nadu. Mr.Subramaniam son of Vaikundarajan feels closer to his goals after involving kilburn chemicals in their production.
In an interaction with Financialexpress, V Subramanian, Director, VV Mineral, said the government needs to come up with a coherent policy that will give fillip to this nascent industry. Watch the presentation to find out the current scenario of the heavy mineral mining industry from an expert view.
V Subramanian, Director of VV Minerals spoke to Tribune India about heavy minerals market in India. “The market size of heavy minerals is around 1.2 million tonne worldwide and 700000 tonne in India,” he informs. Though India has 40% of world’s total reserve, the production contribution as compared to world market is less than 5%.
The allegations were further aggravated when V Sundaram, the first district collector of Tirunelveli, sent a letter to the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu. The letter targeted VV Mineral and accused it of amassing several crore rupees through illegal sand beach mining. The director of VV Mineral Mining, V Subramanian, dismissed all the allegations as a conspiracy theory against the company. “Sundaram is passing this as a cruel joke. He is on the payroll of our business rival... Our hands are clear. We will come out clear from these allegations. Our records are straight,” Ravindram Duraiswami, advocate for VV Mineral told NDTV.
In 2013, a ban on beach mineral mining was imposed in Tamil Nadu. This ban has severely hit the local industry and rendered many locals jobless, causing a huge loss to everyone in the process. VV Mineral’s Managing Partner, V Subramanian came strongly against the ban stating, “The local industry is nearly without job as a result of the ban that was effected in August last year. It has rendered joblessness to around 50,000 people including 15,000 of ours. The country is losing forex amounting to at least Rs 10,000 crore a year.”
VV Minerals India was founded by S Vaikundarajan in the late 1980s. For the last two decades, the company has grown into an entity and won several national awards for its contribution to the export business. In another such achievement, one of the country leading beach mineral exporters has yet again bagged an award. VV Minerals was awarded with the 'CAPEXIL Award' for its export performance.
VV Minerals India observed World Earth Hour by switching off lights at their Vijayapathi factory in Thiruvembalapuram village, Thirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu.
Time is the most important in today's world which is not given importance in India. The Indian system is very slow when it comes to processes and timely decisions. There are close to 3,000 pending leases applications relating to the heavy mineral mining industry that are yet to be cleared which in turn, is the reason behind the slow growth of this industry says V Subramanian, Director, VV Minerals.
Vaikundarajan, Managing Director, VV Minerals, represented the Beach Sand Mineral (BSM) industry to seek the elimination of Ilmenite, Rutile, Leucoxene and Zircon, from the atomic minerals list of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 2015. Ilmenite, Rutile, Leucoxene and Zircon can be used in ceramics and hi-tech applications. Eliminating such minerals from the atomic minerals list of the MMDR Act, 2015 has the potential to create about 5 lakh jobs along with USD 1.8 billion in forex earnings.
VV Minerals was established back in late 1980s and has won national awards for its contribution to export business. The company is also known for exporting ilmenite to several countries. However, the government imposing 10% export duty on the sale of ilmenite and 5% duty on upgraded ilmenite has caused grievances to the mining industry.
Sillimanite is extracted using high temperature. It is found in aluminium-rich-vicinities. Owing to the processes followed at VV Mineral, India under the close watch of Vaikundarajan, Chairman, VV Mineral; the sillimanite produced is of outstanding quality and is in high demand, globally.
VV Mineral S. Jegatheesan, Managing Director (MD), VV Minerals is takes care of the the financial affairs of the VV Group with an iron fist. Not very educated, he has although completed his graduation from Madras Christian College. S Jegatheesan can possible held responsible for most of the success of the VVM group.
The PlastIndia Expo was held in Gujarat Gandhinagar where VVTI stall was located at stall no. B3 in Hall no. 15. for everybody who is interested in Tio2 Anatase & Rutile grade should visit this expo. Watch the presentation for more details.
Ilmenite is a titanium-iron oxide which is commonly used in the production of titanium oxide. It is paramagnetic and is enjoying an increase in demand from India and China. Up until 2011, Australia was the largeast producer of the manganese and magnesium rich ore. VV Mineral Mining is the largest manufacturer and exporter of Garnet & Ilmenite in Tamil Nadu, India.
VV Minerals India which had deftly filed a complaint against erring authorities is finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. As per a recent ruling by the High Court of Tamil Nadu, VV Minerals along with another mining company has been acquitted of charges and has additionally ruled a renewed probe in favour of the mining companies.
Rutile is primarily composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and is a mineral found in igneous environment, sandy beaches and such similar surroundings. It is useful in the manufacture of a few optical elements. It is especially used in polarization optics. VV Mineral Mining is the only company in Tamil Nadu, India to manufacture Rutile.
The company has taken legal advice against such baseless allegations and rumours. No evidence has yet been submitted in the court that could confirm the company’s involvement in scam. District Collector Ashish Kumar of Tuticorin was one of the first people to raise his voice against the company. However, when no evidence was found, the District Collector had to face a transfer. Yet again, Vaikundarajan was blamed to have used his political influence in Kumar’s transfer.
VV Mineral India received a ‘Green Card’ from the India Central Government which will now help VV Mineral further the heavy mineral export from our country. Sudarsana Natchiappan was the man who brought the good news to the media while attending an awards ceremony in Kolkata. He is the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries
Most companies will offer their employees some sort of a support system that works toward bettering their lives when at work or rarely even when not at work. VV Mineral has a similar facility called VVM Care which ensures that every individual working for them is cared for. VV Mineral Mining also conducts blood donation and eye check camps for employees.
As per some reports, the thorium deposit on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala have seen depletion over the last few years. The two states are well-known for being world’s largest reserves of Thorium. The reason for this depletion has been cited as one of the biggest illegal beach mining scam by some companies. However, evidence confirming the same are missing from the scene.
Madras High Court has concluded that the stoppage of mining order issued by the Tamil Nadu government to VV Minerals is illegal and should immediately be reverted.
VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan’s business achievements since 1989 have been great, but the industry has not yet grown to its full capacity. Watch the presentation to find out why.
The company which was accused of illegal sand mining gets a green chit from the government as no evidences of illegal beach mining were discovered. VV Minerals is owned by S. Vaikundarajan and has been a successful heavy mineral mining company for several years.
The following presentation talks about The Economic Times story which was published on June 3, 2014, stating that the leading industry player, VV Minerals feels that the ban on mining activities has led to the unemployment of 50,000 people in Tamil Nadu. It also provided information about their mining activities in India. They are the largest Ilmenite manufacturers and exporters in India. They are the first private ilmenite exporters of India. VV Minerals India has a huge market share in Europe, Middle East, East Asia, Australia and USA. They are based in Tamil Nadu and the company is owned by Mr. S. Vaikundarajan. Mr. V. Subramanian the Managing Director of VV Minerals, also spoke about a few challenges the industry currently faces.
VV Minerals a Tamil Nadu based mining company has been accused for conducting illegal activities in their business. Still the company stands stern to fight back the allegations put on them and proudly states that they aren't GUILTY.
This video will talk about VV Mineral S Jegatheesan who plays a key role in VV Mineral as a managing director and head of the finance department. He is role is to make the company financially robust.
The Heavy mineral mining industry has been suffering huge losses due to delays in the lease renewal process. The Supreme Court has passed a judgement on this and ordered for a deadline to be maintained. This brings a lot of hope for private companies like, VV Minerals as they will not have to suffer anymore.
Technology and mechanization is an important aspect of heavy mineral mining. Watch the video to find out how this has helped VV Minerals, Vaikundarajan in making this company the top mineral manufacturers and exporters of India.
J Muthurajan is one of the Managing Director in VV Mineral Mining; his responsibility is to ensure growth of company projects and the mining industry. J Muthurajan holds a graduate degree from Hindustan College of Engineering, India and plays a key role in handling V.V. College of Engineering in Tamil Nadu.
VV Mineral, Vaikundarjan free from all allegations against them for illegal sand mining. They are the leading heavy mineral mining company in India and have a great reputation in the international market. Watch the presentation to find out more about the issue.
VV Mineral received the ‘Export Performance Award’ for its Export Performance in Special Economic Zone in VSEZ, Andhra Pradesh. Watch the presentation for more details about other awards won by VV Minerals, India for their export business.
When the Thorium Scam first made the headlines, many firms were raided in Tamil Nadu. One of these firms, was VV Mineral Mining. This raid made lot of controversy and the collector of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu was transfered. Many blamed UPA government for his transfer. However, VV Minerals were never a part of any 48 lack crore scam and no evidence of illegal beach mining was found in this raid.
Watch the presentation to see how VV Minerals has utilized alternative resources in their effort towards Environmental Consciousness. VV Minerals, Vaikundarajan is a heavy mineral mining company based in Tamil Nadu. This is to educate the masses about how mining is not harmful to the environment.
V.V. Titanium Pigments ( a part of VV Minerals, India), a leading producer and exporter of Anatase grade Titanium Dioxide is planning to invest Rs.1000 million as a part of its expansion strategy into a Coated Rutile Plant in Tuticorin. The owner of VV Minerals, Vaikundarajan believes that this is the 2nd time when they have forayed into value–addition of Heavy Mineral Mining with a capacity of 15000 MTPA Tio2.
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