NALCO to raise its aluminium smelter capacity: Report

The National Aluminium Company (NALCO), a public sector unit under the Ministry of Mines, has been reportedly asked to raise its aluminium smelter capacity to at least 20 lakh tonne to ensure more of the mineral is utilized within the country instead of being exported. While NALCO’s aluminium smelter capacity is only 4.6 lakh tonne, it makes around 20 lakh tonne of alumina per year.

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.