Odisha

Vedanta Firms Up Steady Local Bauxite Supply for Lanjigarh Refinery at OMC Auction

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...

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Events

Italian Aluminium Industry Mulling Involvement in India’s Aluminium Park at Angul

Italian Aluminium Industry Mulling Involvement in India’s Aluminium Park at Angul

During a visit last week to an Indian government seminar, a delegation representing major stakeholders in Italy’s aluminium industry revealed their country’s interest in participating in the planned aluminium downstream park in eastern India. The delegation, led by Italy’s Consul General, was composed of representatives from the Italian Aluminium Association (IAA) and several major aluminium […]

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Nalco Mulling Second Caustic Soda Plant in Gambit to Drop Aluminium Production Costs

Nalco Mulling Second Caustic Soda Plant in Gambit to Drop Aluminium Production Costs

India’s state-owned metals firm National Aluminium Company Limited is weighing the merits of opening a second caustic soda plant in an effort at reining in ever-increasing overhead costs. Nalco’s Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand revealed the same to domestic media, saying the second plant will likely be constructed in the coastal town […]

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Indian Federal Government Sets March 2018 Completion Date for Angul Aluminium Park

Indian Federal Government Sets March 2018 Completion Date for Angul Aluminium Park

India’s federal government has requested a hastening of Odisha’s government in construction of the aluminium park at Angul, targeting a completion date of March 2018 for the project. A letter drafted by Secretary of the department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Ramesh Abhishek to Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi sought the date, calling into […]

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India Projected to Mine 49.4 Million Metric Tons of Bauxite in 2021

India Projected to Mine 49.4 Million Metric Tons of Bauxite in 2021

India’s bauxite production is expected to more than double by 2021 to almost fifty million metric tons according to a recently-released report from London’s BMI Research. According to the report, India’s production totaled 22.08 million metric tons last year, and production this year is expected to jump by eighteen percent, totaling 26.1 million metric tons. […]

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Vedanta to Boost Production Volumes by 50 Percent by 2020

Vedanta to Boost Production Volumes by 50 Percent by 2020

Indian metals miner Vedanta Ltd announced plans last week to increase volumes by half across the entire business spectrum over the coming two to three years. The announcement was made at the firm’s annual general meeting on Friday, which is its first such since merging with Cairn India this spring. “We cannot give you an […]

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