Vedanta raises its aluminium ingot price by INR 2,000/t to INR 148,500-161,500/t

Vedanta has raised its aluminium products price for the fourth time in a row. With effect from Thursday, 06 August 2020, the prices of some aluminium ingots are in the range of INR 148,500-161,500 per tonne, an increase of INR 2,000 per tonne from INR 146,500-159,500 per tonne on August 5.

With the latest hike, Vedanta’ billet now stands at INR 156,500 per tonne on August 6, a rise of INR 2,000 per tonne from INR 154,500 per tonne on August 5.

The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The three-month futures of aluminium are down by 3% so far due to slower global demand following the coronavirus outbreak.

Vedanta Limited cuts its aluminium Cost of Production (CoP) in the fourth quarter of FY20 by 20 per cent year-on-year to $1451 per tonne. In the full financial year 2020, Cost of Production was down by 14 per cent year-on-year to $ 1690 per tonne. In FY2020, Aluminium production stood at 1.904 million tonnes.

Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the company’s consolidated sales. Vedanta has a stake in Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd and smelters at Jharsuguda in Odisha. It commands a 40% share in India's primary aluminium market.