NALCO's record FY26 sets stage for major aluminium expansion push
National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has reported its highest-ever operational and financial performance for FY2025-26 as the state-run aluminium producer moves ahead with major expansion projects and a broader push into critical minerals and resource security. National Aluminium Company Ltd...
NALCO explores rare earth and valuable material recovery from bauxite residue and fly ash
NALCO is advancing pilot projects in Odisha to turn industrial residues into valuable resources, including rare earth elements, alumina, iron and titanium, strengthening India's push for critical mineral recovery and a circular economy. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is expanding its...
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Bahrain's Midal Cables to set up aluminium conductor unit in Odisha
Bahrain based Midal Cables will set up an aluminium conductor unit in Odisha at a cost of INR 358 crore. The project was recently cleared by the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA). The facility with a production capacity of 60,000 tonne per annum (tpa) would come up at the...
Weak prices, Chinese exports might fuel capacity cut in aluminium: Nalco
Subdued prices and higher Chinese exports might curtail capacity and hinder new expansion projects in the aluminium sector globally, despite strong production levels in India and West Asia, said a top executive at National Aluminium Company (Nalco). “Global prices of aluminium have remained under...
Nalco to start coal mining, increase alumina and bauxite production - CMD
The public sector National Aluminium company limited (NALCO) has planned to increase the existing metal, alumina and bauxite production and start a coal mining. Disclosing this at the 34th annual general body meeting of the company today NALCO CMD T K Chand said the value-chain has shifted in...
Nalco committed to setting up second smelter unit in Odisha
The State-run National Aluminium Company Limited on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment on setting up of the second smelter and power complex at Odisha’s Sundargarh at estimated cost of Rs. 22,000 crore. “A smelter unit of 0.5 MTPA with a power plant of 1050 MW capacity at a cost of Rs.22,000 crore...
Nalco to spend INR 1,000 cr on developing coal blocks
Indian aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) will spend around INR 1,000 crore for developing Utkal D and E coal blocks allocated to it recently. Both the coal blocks are located in the vicinity of Nalco's 0.46 million tonne aluminium smelting facility at Angul. "The company will...
Nalco to see limited impact on Odisha coal block: Goldman
Goldman Sachs sees limited impact on National Aluminium Company 's (Nalco) costs and utilisation after the government has allocated two coal blocks in Odisha to it. The Centre has allocated Utkal D and E coal blocks to the aluminium major, which had already set up a 4.6 lakh tonne smelter and 1,200...
More shine to National Aluminium Company
The share price of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has surged 30 per cent after it hit an almost two-year low of INR 28 on August 25, following a rout in metal stocks on concerns over Chinese slowdown. Though China still remains a concern, analysts say current aluminium prices are factoring in...
Nalco decides not to shift smelter out of Odisha
After threatening to pull its proposed INR 30, 000 crore project for setting up an aluminium smelter and a power plant at Darlipali in Sundargarh district out of Odisha, public sector behemoth Nalco has now come back from the brink and agreed to have it at the place decided. The rapprochement came...
Indian aluminium makers need to be cost competitive, say analysts
Hurt by spate of cheaper imports and plummeting LME (London Metal Exchange) prices, Indian aluminium makers need to focus on cost competitiveness in the long run to compete against their global counterparts, observe analysts. Aluminium producers like National Aluminium Company (Nalco), Hindalco...
Centre allots Utkal D&E Coal Blocks to NALCO
National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has been allocated Utkal D and E Coal Blocks, in Angul district of Odisha, where the company's 4.6 lakh tonne aluminium smelter and 1200 MW captive power plant are located. The company's smooth operation and expansion plans hinged on the allocation of these blocks...
NALCO's bauxite mine bags Pollution Control Excellence Award
The bauxite mine of Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), situated at Panchpatmali Hill in Odisha's Koraput district, has bagged the prestigious Pollution Control Excellence Award -2015. The award, instituted by State Pollution Control Board, Odisha (OSPCB) was conferred on NALCO in...
Indian aluminium industry asks government to hike import duty
India's aluminium industry on September 12 called on the government to raise duties on import of the metal to stem the flow of cheap imports from China. An Aluminium Association of India delegation, led by Vedanta Group chief executive Tom Albanese, Hindalco deputy managing director D Satish Pai...
Nalco may be taken out of disinvestment calendar
Government of India may take out state-owned aluminium major Nalco from the disinvestment calendar for the current fiscal over fears that a volatile capital market coupled with sluggish commodity prices may sharply erode the Centre’s earnings from the proposed 10 per cent stake sale in the company....
Nalco's INR 30,000 cr investment plans include one million tonne alumina refinery in Odisha
Aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) on Tuesday said it would invest INR 30,000 crore in Odisha over next few years to expand production capacity and create more job opportunities in the state. The announcement comes at a time when global metal market is witnessing a slowdown with...
Nalco fixes book closure for final dividend & 34th AGM
The Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of National Aluminium Company Ltd will remain closed from September 22, 2015 to September 26, 2015 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of Payment of Final Dividend & 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company to be held on September 26, 2015....
Odisha-based NALCO bags EEPC Star Performer Award
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna PSU, Under Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India and country’s leading manufacturer-exporter of alumina and aluminium, has bagged the prestigious EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council)’s Star Performer Award, for its outstanding export...
Nalco to visit Iran for talks on $2 billion smelter plan
India’s National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) executives plan to visit Iran this month for initial talks to build a $2 billion smelter in the Middle Eastern country, the first pick on its three-nation short list. The company will discuss forming a joint venture with the Iranian Mines and Mining...
Vedanta crisis: Odisha to nudge Nalco, Hindalco for interim bauxite supplies
Waking up to acute raw material crisis faced by Vedanta to run its Lanjigarh alumina refinery, the state government has decided to push aluminium producers like National Aluminium Company (Nalco) and Aditya Birla Group promoted Hindalco Industries to make arrangements for interim bauxite supplies....
