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Nalco Reports 69 Percent Drop In Quarterly Profit Due To Higher Costs And Lower Aluminium Prices

Nalco Reports 69 Percent Drop In Quarterly Profit Due To Higher Costs And Lower Aluminium Prices

India’s National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) struggled in the quarter ending on December 31, reporting a 69 percent drop in quarterly profit on the year. Nalco reported consolidated profits of ₹2.56 billion (US$31 million) in the quarter, off from the consolidated profit...

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Metso Outotec Inks €13 MM Contract For Twin Flash Evaporation Alumina Plants With NALCO

Finnish mining operations and technology firm Metso Outotec announced last week a €13-million contract with India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) to deliver two 170 t/h Bayer-process flash evaporation plants to its plant in northern India. Metso Outotec will deliver the twin flash evaporation plants to Damanjodi Alumina Refinery in Odisha. The plants employ cutting-edge technology […]

NALCO To Invest ₹30,000 Crore On Expansions At Angul Aluminium Smelter

India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is planning to invest over ₹30,000 crore (US$17.7 billion) through 2028 on expanding and diversifying the organization. India’s Union minister for coal and mines Pralhad Joshi made the announcement last week at an anniversary event for the firm. “With the ambitious growth plans that Nalco has for the future, it […]

Supreme Court Orders Nalco To Sell Alumina To Vedanta

India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) was ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to deliver 30 thousand metric tons of metallurgical-grade calcined alumina to the Vedanta plant at Visakhapatnam, which Vedanta will ultimately use at its SEZ unit in Jharsuguda. To date, Nalco has been unwilling to ship its rival alumina from the supplies set aside […]

Nalco Debuts Custom Aluminium Alloy Designed For LED Production

In another move aimed at expanding its presence in the aluminium value-added market, Indian aluminium maker National Aluminium Company (Nalco) debuted a new aluminium alloy designed for use in the production of light-emitting diode (LED) lamp caps. The new aluminium alloy, christened Aluminium Alloy 1200 (AA 1200), is the product of significant research by the […]

Expected Tepid Response Delays Odisha’s Auction Of Bauxite Blocks

Despite residing above over half the country’s total known bauxite reserves, the Odisha government has yet to place a single block up for online auction to date. According to experts, state officials have thus far backed away from auctioning the blocks over concerns that the bauxite ore outcroppings will not draw the sort of significant […]