Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited operates in the mineral processing sector in India. The company offers synthetic rutile, a raw material for use in the titanium pigment, and titanium sponge and metal industry. It 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 effluent treatment; ferrous chloride, a coagulant for water purification and effluent treatment; iron hydroxide for use in brick/tile making, and as a substitute for iron ore; recovered TiO2, a substitute for TiO2 pigment; recovered upgraded ilmenite; and CMRL rutoweld for use in welding electrode industry. The company also exports its products. Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Aluva, India.