Piyush Goyal

India Steel Minister Pushes For Quick Completion Of Angul Aluminium Park

India Steel Minister Pushes For Quick Completion Of Angul Aluminium Park

India’s steel minister Dharmedra Pradhan went on record Saturday in full support of a speedy completion to Angul Aluminium Park after a meeting between the project’s partners National Aluminium Company (NALCO) and the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation. Also present was chairman-cum-managing...

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Indian Government Pondering Minimum Import Price on Certain Aluminium Imports: Mines Minister

Indian Government Pondering Minimum Import Price on Certain Aluminium Imports: Mines Minister

India’s Mines Minister Piyush Goyal told the lower house of India’s Parliament this week that his ministry was considering every option, including imposing a minimum import price upon certain varieties of aluminium imports, in an effort at protecting his country’s native aluminium industry. “This Ministry (Mines) is making all possible efforts, including considering imposition of […]

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Indian Government Contemplating Measures to Combat Dumping of Downstream Aluminium

Indian Government Contemplating Measures to Combat Dumping of Downstream Aluminium

India’s Power, Coal and Mines Minister Piyush Goyal said in an interview yesterday that anti-dumping duties and minimum import prices were being considered to combat increased imports of cheap downstream aluminium products. “Aluminium industry has faced a lot of stress in the last one year. I believe aluminium has huge potential in India. Our neighbouring […]

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Nalco Considering Sale of Alumina to Vedanta

Nalco Considering Sale of Alumina to Vedanta

India’s National Aluminium Company (Nalco) may finally be given the green light to sell alumina to private-sector rival Vedanta plc, as the Indian government has requested the state-owned firm to look into sales of the aluminium precursor to the London-based miner. Both Nalco and Vedanta operate refineries and smelters in the eastern state of Odisha, […]

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Nalco Partners with NTPC Ltd on New 1 MTPA Aluminium Smelter in Odisha

Nalco Partners with NTPC Ltd on New 1 MTPA Aluminium Smelter in Odisha

India’s National Aluminium Company (Nalco) announced earlier this week that it plans to build a new greenfield smelter at Kamakhyanagar in the state of Odisha. The project, which is expected to cost ₹360 billion (US$5.3 billion), will be built in conjunction with NTPC Limited, a power company owned by the Indian government. Plans include building […]

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India’s Nalco Pressured Against Value Addition: Mines Minister

India’s Nalco Pressured Against Value Addition: Mines Minister

The domestic market has been the biggest obstacle facing state-owned National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) in its effort to transition into greater value addition for its alumina, India’s Union Minister of Energy, Coal, Mines and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal told an audience on Friday. According to Goyal, the Central PSU exports most of […]

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