Bangalore: Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd has changed its name to KIOCL Ltd with effect from January 22. The firm will sell under the brand `Kudremukh'.
"We changed the name to reflect its current activities. We plan to set up a steel plant soon. This will enable us to bargain for mining lease in Karnataka," company chairman and managing director K Ranganath said on Saturday.
The firm has acquired mining lease at Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumkur.
After mining was stopped from December 31, 2005, the firm turned to hematite-based ore for making pellets.