Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited engages in the manufacturing, marketing, and research activities in the mineral processing sector in India. Its primary product is synthetic rutile, which is used as raw material to produce titanium pigment and titanium sponge/metal. The company also provides by-products, including ferric chloride, which is used as an etching agent, as well as a coagulant for purification of drinking water and industrial waste water/sewage treatment; ferrous chloride, a coagulant for waste water from paper and pulp and textile processing industries and chromium industries; iron hydroxide for use in cement, steel, and ceramic industries as a substitute for iron ore; CMTIC, a micronised titanium mineral product used in the paints, coatings, plastics, rubber, and construction industries; CM-R207, a TiO2 product targeted for use in the paints, coatings, plastics, rubber and construction industries; recovered TiO2, a substitute for TiO2 for paint industry; CMRL BF protector for use as hearth-protecting material in the blast furnaces; and CMRL rutoweld, a flux for use in welding electrode industry. It also exports its products. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Aluva, India.