Sterlite Industries plant is likely to remain shut until at least May 16, when a court hearing will resume into complaints of emissions from the plant. The entity’s this facility fulfills half of India's demand for the metal, and a near seven-week closure at the plant has tightened supply of refined copper and driven up prices to industry.
In a month, the plant produces 30,000 tonnes of refined copper and nearly half of the output goes to China. The plant was shut on March 30 after residents complained of emissions that led to breathing problems.
