needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message kerala minerals and metals ltd. entrance of kmml kollam type public sector industry mining founded kollam india 1932 founder f. x. perira headquarters kollam quilon india key people dr. feby varghese managing director ajayakrishnan v general manager products titanium dioxide titanium sponge titanium pigment revenue 613 crores us 100.80 million 2012 1 net income 153 crores us 25.16 million number of employees 2000 website http www.kmml.com kerala minerals and metals ltd is an integrated titanium dioxide manufacturing public sector undertaking in kollam kerala india . its operations comprise mining mineral separation synthetic rutile and pigment production plants . apart from producing rutile grade titanium dioxide pigment for various types of industries it also produces other products like ilmenite rutile zircon sillimanite synthetic rutile etc. 3 it is one of the best performing public sector units in india . 4 the company manufactures titanium dioxide through the chloride route . the different grades are produced by kmml under the brand name kemox . kmml has always been responsive to social and environmental causes . some of the initiatives taken by kmml have made a significant change to the area and its people . contents 1 history 2 supply of titanium sponge to defence ministry units of india and dept of space 3 references 4 external links history edit the history of the beaches of sankarmangalam and nearby areas is linked with the history of the kmml . in 1909 the german scientist dr. schomberg found traces of monazite in the sand flakes on the imported coir from sankaramangalam . the rare earth minerals made the beach an area of scientific interest . the discovery process for this huge indian deposit was accidentally initiated in the year 1908 when herr schomberg a german chemist identified the presence of monazite in the sand remnants of contaminants of coir imported from kerala . encouraged by the great demand in those days for thorium oxide in gas mantle schomberg established the first plant at manavalakurichi mk in 1910 for separation of monazite and later another plant at chavara . subsequent to the arrest of schomberg on charges of being a german spy during the first world war both his plants at manavalakurichi and chavara were closed down . the london cosmopolitan mineral company established in the year 1914 in london took over these plants and continued operations . in 1920 hopkins and williams h & w yet another london based english company started operation at mk and chavara . the first export of ilmenite from chavara took place in the year 1922 and the indian ilmenite maintained a virtual monopoly in the world market as basic raw material for titania pigment white till 1940 when four plants belonging to travancore minerals ltd tmc hopkins & william travancore ltd h & w and fx pereira & sons fxp together exported as high as three hundred thousand tons of ilmenite from chavara . by 1932 a private entrepreneur established the f. x. perira and sons travancore pvt. ltd the forerunner to kmml . ownership of the company subsequently changed hands three times after which in 1956 it was taken over by the state government and placed under the control of the industries department . 5 the unit was subsequently converted as a limited company in 1972 by the name of the kerala minerals and metals ltd. with the objectives of better utilisation of mineral wealth found along the sea coast of kollam and alappuzha districts generation of growth and employment in the state in general and the local area in particular . the construction of titanium dioxide pigment using chloride technology began in 1979 and was commissioned in 1984 as the first and only integrated titanium dioxide plant in the world . today the company has over 1600 employees and a range of products . supply of titanium sponge to defence ministry units of india and dept of space edit kmml in kollam is the sole producer cum supplier of titanium sponge in india . 6 this prestigious and pride institution has recorded 94.5 % rise in quarterly profit recently . 7 defence ministry unit in india requires more than 1 500 tonnes of ts annually . the department of space in collaboration with kmml has set up a 500 tonne per annum tpa titanium sponge plant in kollam kmml premises to meet their annual requirement of 2 000 tonnes . they have fully commissioned their titanium sponge plant recently at kollam kmml . 8 references edit kerala minerals and metals limited net profit at all time high . business standard . retrieved 20 august 2014 . kerala minerals and metals ltd. . retrieved 20 august 2014 . sail signs mou with ksidc & kmml for titanium project . retrieved 14 august 2014 . government honours best performing psus & ceos for 2011 12 . retrieved 14 august 2014 . kmml functions with old machines lacks safety . deccan chronicles . retrieved 20 august 2014 . titanium sponge plant kmml . kmml kollam city . retrieved 24 august 2015 . kmml posts 94.5 % rise in q1 profit . business line . retrieved 24 august 2015 . isro s titanium sponge plant in kerala fully commissioned . zee news . retrieved 24 august 2015 . external links edit http www.kmml.com v t e kollam quilon topics history mar sapir iso chera dynasty kollam port nelcynda kollam era malayalam calendar tharisapalli plates venad rajashekhara varman rama varma of venad paravur travancore cantonment maidan tangasseri portuguese empire dutch malabar 4th portuguese india armada gama 1502 portuguese cemetery buckingham canal st thomas fort tangasseri kollam cantonment battle of quilon christianity in india christianity in kerala saint thomas christian churches roman catholic diocese of quilon kollam airport geography ashtamudi lake asramam maidan kollam beach islands of kollam estuaries of paravur sasthamcotta lake thirumullavaram ithikkara river paravur lake pozhikara thekkumbhagam kappil beach kallada river zones central zone i central zone ii sakthikulangara kilikollur vadakkevila eravipuram administration & authorities kollam municipal corporation kollam development authority kollam city police kollam taluk kollam lok sabha constituency economy cashew export promotion council of india cepci indian rare earths limited irel kerala minerals and metals ltd. kmml kerala state cashew development corporation limited list of cashew companies based in kollam kollam techno lodges kollam technopark parvathy mills limited united electrical industries limited unilec visitor attractions 8 point art cafe asramam adventure park & picnic village british residency asramam children s park chinnakada clock tower dutch church munroe island estuaries of paravur islands of kollam kollam beach list of hotels in kollam mahatma gandhi park mundakkal beach 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