AlCircle: What is the present situation of BALCO’s capacity and products manufactured?

Mr. Abhijit Pati: Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) is India’s iconic aluminium producer. It is owned 49% by the Government of India and 51% by Vedanta Limited. BALCO is part of Vedanta’s Aluminium Business, a division of Vedanta Limited, which is India’s largest manufacturer of aluminium. BALCO operates a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba, Chhattisgarh. With its world-class smelter and power plants, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.

BALCO specializes in ‘Hot Rolled Products’ and has several firsts recorded under its name such as we have one of the earliest mills in the world imported from Russia, USA and Italy. We are the first to roll material for the aerospace industry in the country. We were first in the country to have the widest ‘Hot Rolling Mill’.