Vedanta Aluminium expands India’s largest fleet of electric forklifts

The company has goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Vedanta Aluminium expands India’s largest fleet of electric forklifts

It has been deployed at the company’s operations in Jharsuguda, Odisha

Vedanta Aluminium conducts masterclass to boost productivity of extrusion industry

Aluminium is the second most important metal in the world today.

L&T commissions expansion project of Utkal Alumina Refinery

The Metallurgical and Material Handling (MMH) business of Larsen & Toubro has commissioned the 0.5 MTPA (million tonne per annum) expansion project of Utkal Alumina International (UAIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindalco, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group.

L&T commissions expansion project of Utkal Alumina Refinery

The Metallurgical and Material Handling (MMH) business of Larsen & Toubro has commissioned the 0.5 MTPA (million tonne per annum) expansion project of Utkal Alumina International (UAIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindalco, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group.

L&T commissions expansion project of Utkal Alumina Refinery

The Metallurgical and Material Handling business of L&T has commissioned 0.5 MTPA expansion project of Utkal Alumina International (UAIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindalco, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group

Vedanta Aluminium launches maiden Sustainable Development Report

Launched on World Environment Day, the report captures sustainability performance highlights of FY 2019-20.

Vedanta BALCO’s 100-bedded Covid field hospital operationalised

The 100-bedded state-of-the-art hospital shall provide critical care support to COVID patients, aiding state government’s efforts

Vedanta, research institutes sign MoU for value-creation from bauxite residue

Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for value-creation from bauxite residue (red mud), which is a by-product generated during processing of bauxite into alumina using the Bayer process.

7500+ people vaccinated by Vedanta at its plants in Odisha and Chhattisgarh

edanta Aluminium & Power Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added aluminium products, has accelerated the COVID vaccination initiative and vaccinated over 7500 of its people across its plants.

Vedanta signs MoU with research institutes for value-creation from bauxite residue

Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for value-creation from bauxite residue (red mud), which is a by-product generated during processing of bauxite into alumina using the Bayer process.

Global metal market trends

The global economy is doing well. Growth already beat expectations this year and the global economy will continue to quicken in 2018.

Towards Sustainable Mining

The mining industry across the globe is facing a challenging time and in an environment like this it is no surprise that mine efficiency and sustainable mining and two of the most often discussed subjects.

Movers & shakers

Panel submits report on linkage policy to Odisha govt

An inter-ministerial committee set up by the Odisha government submitted its report on the long-term linkage policy for supply of ore to local industries. The state government would examine the report and may take action to boost supply of raw material to local industries. The submission of the report prompted Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) to be optimistic about securing bauxite ore from

Balco may supply bauxite to Vedanta's refinery

Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) is in the process of increasing capacity utilisation at its 1-million tonne alumina refinery in Lanjigarh, Odisha by securing bauxite from its group firm Bharat Aluminium Company's (Balco). It is learnt that Balco would supply the raw material from its Kawardah mines in Chhattisgarh. The mines promise 120,000 tonne of bauxite supplies every

Villagers oppose proposed mining project of VAL

In a major blow to the proposed bauxite mining projectof Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) in Niyamgiri Hills, Odisha, locals in 33 of the 36 adjacent villages opposed the project as they consider the hill as divine. The district officials would hold gram sabhas in 10 more villages in both Rayagada and Kalahandi districts and most likely all these village councils would reject the

Officials record claims of villagers

Government officials are recording the claims of the villagers in the Rayagada and Kalahandi district of Odisha following the direction from the Supreme Court. On April 18, the apex court directed the government to provide the villagers with basic forest rights in the form of land titles. Further, the court said it is only these villagers who can decide whether the proposed Rs 40,000-crore baux

Odisha govt gets suggestion from union ministry

The Union ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA) Secretary Vibha Puri Das asked the Odisha government to arrive at the exact number of villages where gram sabha was to be conducted for restarting the bauxite mining project of Vedanta Group. Das asked the state government not to restrict the gram sabha to only 12 villages of Niyamgiri hill s

Vedanta expects to resume operation in Lanjigarh unit soon

The annual financial statement 2012-13 of Vedanta Resources shows the company expects resume operation at its alumina refinery in Odisha's Lanjigarh by July 2013. The firm stopped operation at the 1-million tonne Lanjigarh refinery in December 2012 owing to paucity of bauxite -- the key raw material used to make alumina (the intermediate product for making aluminium

KIAPL expects phase I of Vizag project in 2014

The first phase of the calcium aluminate cement production facility being set up by Kerneos India Aluminate (KIAPL) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh could be completed in 2014. The company is setting up the facility at Atchuyutapuram in Visakhapatnam on a 20 acre land bought from the AP Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC

Nalco aims to produce 64.50 lakh tonne of bauxite

National Aluminium Company (Nalco) aims to produce 64.50 lakh tonne of bauxite, 21.5 lakh tonne of alumina, 4.05 lakh tonne of aluminium and generate 6,341 million units of power in 2013-14. The company set this target in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the Ministry of Mines. The MoU also fixed sales turnover target at Rs 7,757 crore, which is about 10 percent higher than that of th

Mining Equipment: On the Threshold of Growth

With the growing production, the demand for mining equipment and machinery is expected to not just keep pace but grow manifold. The thrust on surface mines has significantly enhanced mine production capacity

Sandvik Jumbos on the Job

Indian contractor Hindustan Construction Company is using four Sandvik DT820 underground drill rigs to construct the country's first underground crude oil storage cavern at Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.