In view of its long-term strategic plan, the Company is strongly focused on gaining 100% raw material self-sufficiency. For the Company, the key raw material inputs are Coal and Iron ore.

SEML has acquired 2 coal blocks through competitive bidding. One Coal block with gross geological reserves near 239 Million Tonnes in district Raigarh, Chhattisgarh with extractable reserves of near 42 Million Tonnes having approved capacity of 1.2 Million Tonnes Per annum is operational. Another coal block of gross geological reserves near 38 Million Tonnes in district Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to commence operations by the year 2025 with total extractable reserves of nearly 10 Million Tonnes

The Company has one operational Iron Ore mine with beneficiation facility in district Rajnandgaon, CG with mineable reserves of nearly 7 Million Tonnes with approved capacity of 1 Million Tonnes Per Annum.

The Company has focus on acquisition of mining rights for Iron ore, Manganese Ore and Coal to have sufficient raw material to meet its requirement.