Vedanta has reported a rise of 8 per cent in its production of aluminium and zinc and that of iron ore by 18 per cent during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to its output during the same quarter a year ago.
In the January-March period of the financial year 2021-22, the company's cast metal aluminium production at its smelters was at 5,72,000 tonnes, up 8 per cent from 5,31,000 tonnes in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal. Overall aluminium production in FY22 touched a record high of 22,68,000 tonnes, up 15 per cent from 19,69,000 tonnes in FY21.
Vedanta is a diversified natural resources company, whose business primarily involves producing oil and gas, zinc- lead-silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power.