Nalco aims to commence expansion work at Damanjodi refinery by February 2017: Report

National Aluminium Company (Nalco) is reportedly aiming to commence work on expansion of its alumina refinery at Damanjodi by February 2017. The company expects to get environment clearance for the refinery expansion by December this year. The aluminium major is adding a fifth stream to of one million tonne (mnt) incremental capacity to the refinery whose present nameplate capacity is 2.275 mnt a year.

Nalco is sourcing bauxite from its captive Panchpatmalli mines in Koraput district to feed the refinery installed at the foothills. The state government has extended the validity of the mining lease till 2020 as per the provisions of the amended Mines and Minerals- Development & Regulation (MMDR) Act.

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.