Corporate overview

Fairdeal Supplies Ltd. incorportated in 1987, has a long and successful history of dealing in various types of Coal and Metallurgical Coke. It is the flagship company of over Rs. 1,000 crores. Frontline Group, owned and managed by the Agarwal Brothers, having Registered and Head Office at Kolkata as Corporate Office at Ahmedabad as. The company has an all India network of Branches, Offices and Godowns / Warehouse to serve its huge and diversified spectrum of clientele.

The Group in general and Fairdeal Supplies Ltd. in particular are on an exponential path of growth, diversification and development, both in Manufacturing Sector and Trading, inclusive of exports.

In keeping with Govt. of India’s efforts for sustainable development, optimizing of renewable resources and towards ‘Green Power’, the organization has invested in the Wind Energy Generation across the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Over 26 MW of installed capacity, the company envisages an annual growth potential of 2 MW on a year-on-year basis in this Renewable Energy Sector.

The company has an existing annual production capacity of 150,000 MT Metallurgical Coke from imported Australian/Chinese Coking Coal. The Plants are located at Rajula Village, Amreli District, near Pipavav and another one at Bhachau Village of Gandhidham District in the state of Gujarat. Apart from this, the Company has already conceptualized and is in an advanced stage of implementation of a 700,000 MT Coke Oven Project, with captive Power Generation; near Mundra Port (Gujarat) at a cost of over Rs. 275 crores for the first phase of 350,000 MT capacity. The Company has extensive tie-ups for the required Coking Coal (Raw Material) with reputed Australian Suppliers both for its existing and future requirements.

In keeping with Government of India's important Policy Trust, the company has a highly advantageous and long-range investment in the Wind Energy Generation. Over 12 MW having already been installed, the company evisages an annual growth potential of 2 MW on a year-on-year basis in this Renewable Energy Sector.

The company has extensive dealings with Australia, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc. for sourcing both its Manufacturing and Trading requirements.

The Frontline group is leading importer of steaming coal, coking coal and Low Ash Met coke (LAM) in the country. Fairdeal Suppliers Pvt. Ltd., better known by its sobriquet FDSPL, is a leading name in the country in the field of international and domestic trading of coal and coke and iron ore. FDSPL has tremendous goodwill in, and in-depth knowledge of, the Indian and international markets. It has excellent infrastructure and expertise to provide customized commercial, transportation and logistical solutions for handling of large consignments of coal and coke and Iron-ore across the globe. As an indication of the wide ranging capabilites of FDSPL, the company has over the last year imported in excess of :

• 4,00,000 MT of Metcoke from China and Japan.
• 2,00,000 MT of Steam Coal from Indonesia/South Africa/China.
• 2,50,000 MT of Coking Coal from Australia.

These commodities are imported in shiploads starting from 50,000 MT (Handymax) to 60,000 MT (Panamax) vessels. For the convenience of its valued customers, a number of well spread out Ex-Stock delivery outlets have been opened by the group at different places like :

Jamanagar and Amedabad in Gujrat (Western India) Kolkata and Haldia in West Bengal (Eastern India) Chennai, Coimbatore and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu (Southern India) Belgaum in Maharastra (Western India) Goa (Westeren India)

Manufacturing

• Founded primarily as a coal trading frim, the Frontline group, through FDSPL has successfully diversified into the manufacture of Low Ash Metallurgical (LAM) coke and is today one of the leading name in the field.
• A modern non recovery type Met Coke manufacturing plant with a production capacity of 60,000 MT per annum is in commercial operation near Pipavav port in the state of Gujrat along the western coast. The Met Coke is manufactured from premium grade coking coal imported from China and Australia. The expansion of this plant to enhance the capacity by over threefold is underway which will take the capacity by over threefold is underway which will take the capacity to 2,00,000 MT per annum.Similar plant incorporation improved technologies specifications with installed capacity of 2,50,000 MT per annum is comming up in Kandla at Mundhra port (Gujrat).
• A plant in West Bengal along the Eastern Coast with annual capacity of 50,000 MT is being commissioned to fulfill the demand arising from the industrial belt of the East.