Manganese Ore, Coke and Power being the major inputs for production of Manganese alloys, the group has planned for backward integration to attaining self sufficiency at least to the extent of 30% of its overall requirement with respect to Manganese ore, Coke and Power.

The company has also entered into MOA with a mining company in Indonesia, where in the mining company is committed to supply its entire production for the period of 10 years.

The company is also negotiating for entering into agreements with mining companies in South Africa and an Indian mining company, for its new project at Kakinada (A.P.), for tie up for Manganese ores with buy back of ferro alloys and expecting to finalise the same in the year 2010-2011.

The land at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh was acquired & the Power Company is being started as SHRI GIRIJA ALLOY & POWER (I) PRIVATE LTD. The company is planning to set up 99MW capacities thermal based power and 45MW gas based plant at Kakinada with a FERRO ALLOY CAPACITY of about 50.40MVA, having 6 Furnaces of Ferro Alloys. The power plant will also be planned to meet the entire power requirement of M/s Shri Girija Smelters Ltd. & M/s Deccan Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd., Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The project is contemplated to commence the project work during 2010-11, and will be completed in phases during 2011-12 & 2012-13.

With this additional Ferro Alloy capacity, the group's total ferro alloy capacity will be about 2,07,000 MTPA.

The Kakinada project is planned to have 6 furnaces (5 furnaces of 9.00 MVA and 1 furnace of 5.40 MVA)