National Aluminium Company (NALCO) plans to raise production capacity during 2016-17 to 73.25 lakh tonnes (LT) from about 68.25 LT. The company had posted strong growth of 18% in Bauxite mining, in 2016, the highest since inception and a record in the mining industry.
Besides, the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Utkal University for collaboration in R & D Projects, baseline and impact assessment survey for CSR Projects and Industry Institution Interaction.
NALCO has the largest integrated alumina-aluminium complex of Asia. Its integrated operations cover the entire aluminium production value chain from mining bauxite, refining alumina, smelting aluminium, captive power generation to a strong logistic network in terms of rail & port facilities, coal mining and handling plant to support its operations and to become one of the most cost-efficient aluminium companies across the globe.
