Hindalco Considering Move Into Lithium Production
Indian aluminium firm Hindalco Industries is mulling entering the lithium market in a bid to enhance its aluminium business. Such...
Odisha
State Court Opens Door For Vedanta’s Participation In Nalco’s Alumina Sales
Relief may be on the way for Vedanta’s Jharsuguda unit after the state’s high court ordered National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to permit the firm to participate in a tender for surplus alumina. The suit in question is the latest effort in a...
Jharsuguda Locals Appeal To Chand To Open Alumina Bidding To Vedanta
In a bid to aid Vedanta Ltd. in its search for raw materials, a contingent of local citizens sent a...
Government Policy Allowing 100 Percent Foreign Domestic Investment A Boon To Aluminium Industry: Mines Minister
In comments to domestic aluminium industry stakeholders, India’s Mines Minister said that his government will continue to develop and encourage...
Events
Vedanta Plans Sixfold Increase Of Alumina Production At Lanjigarh Refinery By Spring 2020
India’s metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. announced late last week its intention to bump up alumina production from its refinery in Lanjigarh from its current total of 1 million metric tons per annum to a yearly run of 6 million metric tons now that its proposal for same has been approved by Odisha’s High-Level Clearance Authority […]
Nalco Announces Plans For A ₹5.52 Billion Downstream Aluminium Project In Central Odisha
Fresh off the development of a downstream aluminium plant in conjunction with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) and the announcement of plans to partner with Rusal and Almex on other downstream projects, India’s National Aluminium Company (Nalco) announced earlier this week plans to invest ₹5.52 billion (US$76 million) in another downstream aluminium project to […]
Vedanta’s Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery Receives First Bauxite Shipment From Kodingamali
Indian aluminium producer Vedanta Ltd. has received the long-awaited stream of bauxite ore from Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), paving the way for its plans to complete its expansion of its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh. According to domestic media, Vedanta received the maiden bauxite shipment from OMC earlier this week. Vedanta Limited’s External affairs (Head) Sanjeev […]
Vedanta’s Odisha Alumina Refinery Obtains Approval For Expansion To 6 MTPA
India’s Vedanta Resources Plc announced last week that it has garnered state approval to expand its operations at Lanjigarh aluminium refinery to an output of 6 million metric tons per annum. The firm also revealed a deal with Emirates Global Aluminium to supply the new capacity with bauxite ore. Domestic media reports that the firm […]
Vedanta Firms Up Steady Local Bauxite Supply for Lanjigarh Refinery at OMC Auction
The results of Odisha Mining Corporation’s (OMC) first-ever bauxite auction were a boon for Vedanta, who finally secured a steady stream of affordable bauxite ore for its refinery at Lanjigarh. The deal is currently projected to have OMC providing 800 thousand metric tons of bauxite to Vedanta over the course of the current financial year […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
