Iron ore has now become one of the most important raw materials for our industrialized nations. Worldwide, more than around 1.9 billion tons of iron ore of a value of more than 180 billion Euros were mined in 2010. The most important suppliers of iron ore are Brazil, Australia, the People’s Republic of China, Russia and India; who supply together almost 70 % of the global demand. 

The People’s Republic of China is not only the most important supplier of iron ore but also the largest iron and steel producer worldwide.

Indonesia has considerable iron ore deposits, which are to their greatest extent still undeveloped. The country counted once among the 20 largest exporters of iron ore. In 2010 only 1,500,000 MT of iron ore from Indonesia were exported. And this even though iron ore from Indonesia offers an excellent quality which is comparable to the qualities of the materials mined in Brazil or Australia. At present, larger quantities of iron ore are only mined on Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan. In future however, Indonesia might become a very important exporter of iron ore.

Taking into account the facts described above, ORGAKOM plans to install processing plants for iron ore at four sites in total in Indonesia. Each of those plants will offer a production capacity of approx. 1.5 million tons of iron ore per year and cooperate directly with different mines. These plants will help to increase the quality of the raw materials and to refine the goods. Today the raw materials extracted from the mines are transported to the processing plants and then processed in several steps directly to fines and lumps with their respectively high iron contents.

At present, ORGAKOM has concluded supply contracts with 15 mines and thus does not only control the mining and processing of the raw materials in the processing plants but also the sale of the goods and organizes their transport to the final customer.

Quality controls are made through the renowned auditing firms Sucofindo (SGS), Geoservice or also ICCIC in the mine, in the processing plant and finally when the ships are loaded.

On the subject of iron ore, see also the following information.