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Nalco Announces Plans For A ₹5.52 Billion Downstream Aluminium Project In Central Odisha

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...

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Utkal Coal to Slash 25% from Nalco’s Aluminium Production Costs

Indian state-owned smelter National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) expects to beef up its bottom line in an already high-water year thanks to the imminent opening of its captive coal block in Utkal. According to coverage in domestic media, Nalco’s access to the coal reserves is now free of red tape, and the firm expects to […]

Nalco Mulling Move Into Guinea’s Bauxite Trade

Reporting from domestic media indicates that India’s National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) is investigating the possibility of gaining a foothold in the significant bauxite ore assets in the West African country of Guinea. Chairman and managing director Tapan Kumar Chand told an Indian newspaper earlier this week that bauxite mining may not be the only […]

Nalco Seeks Nod to Open Bauxite Mines at Pottangi

In a bid to secure another stable stream of bauxite ore to feed its slate of new projects, India’s state-run smelter National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has appealed to the national government to allow it to open a mine at the Pottangi bauxite mining lease in Odisha. Domestic media reports that the application to allow the […]

Nalco to Increase Aluminium Smelting Capacity to 1.1 MTPA by 2024

Already in the midst of debuting several new projects, India’s state-run smelter National Aluminium Company (Nalco) announced its intentions to boost aluminium production capacity to 1.1 million metric tons per annum and alumina refining capacity to 3.27 million metric tons by 2024. Nalco made the announcement in its Corporate Plan, which seeks to improve the […]

Nalco Planning High-End Aluminium Alloys Plant in Odisha

A busy month for India’s state-run metals firm National Aluminium Company (Nalco) continued yesterday when domestic media reported on the firm’s plans to open a high-end aluminium alloys plant. Per the reportage, Nalco expects to incorporate technology developed by overseas parties in the plant, which the company will use to produce alloys for applications including […]