A
practice to extract rare earth minerals through mining process from open pits,
beaches, river beds etc. is known as sand mining. These rare earth minerals
consist of 17 chemical elements. These rare earth minerals generally consist of
elements like ilmenite, rutile, garnet, zircon, sillimanite, leucoxene and
monazite. They are used in manufacturing consumer products and high tech
applications.
Established
in 1989, V. V. Mineral (VVM) is the largest manufacturer and exporter of rare
earth minerals – ilmenite and granet. It is the first private ilmenite exporter
in india. VVM have achieved noteworthy market share in Europe, the USA,
Australia, East Asia and Middle East. VVM’s annual output is 7, 00,000 metric
tonnes of heavy minerals, which includes garnet abrasive, ilmenite, zircon,
rutile, sillimanite and leucoxene. VVM has been awarded with quite a number of
awards.
List
of Achievements and Recognitions:
1. CAPEXIL Top / SPECIAL EXPORT
AWARD:
VVM has
been awarded “Special Export Award” by the Government of India (Ministry of
Commerce), CAPEXIL (Chemicals & Allied Products Export Promotion Council)
consecutively for 21 years from 1990-1991 to 2009-2010 and VVM got “ Top Export
Award” from CAPEXIL for the year 2010-11 and for the best export performance
during the same year. This is yet another milestone of VVM History.
2. INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARD
VVM has
been receiving the Best Exporter Award from the INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY – TUTICORIN for the past 12 years since 2000 onwards.
3. NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AWARD :
For the
achievement of the highest productivity and quality - VVM got “National
Productivity Award” from the National Productivity Council – New Delhi
–presented by the then President of India Dr. K.R. Narayanan during the year
2000. This is one more feather in the cap of VVM.
4. MADITSSIA AWARD
“MADITSSIA
– VISVESWARAYA AWARD” has been awarded several times for the Best Organization
and Industry in the Southern Districts of TAMILNADU.
5. IMS ( Integrated Management
System)
IMS
Certificate from TUV Germany by getting ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001
in April 2011.
6. Best Exporter Award from EPCES –
Govt. of India.
Best
Exporter Award from EPCES (Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India consecutively for the past
three years for the highest volume of export in EOU.