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NALCO Clocks All Time High Production of

Bauxite and Alumina Amidst Corona Crisis

Company with Precautions in place for COVID 19 Pandemic, NALCO Surpasses 100%
Capacity Utilisations in its Mines & Refinery
NALCO Tides Over Coal Crisis with 90% Capacity Utilisation of Aluminium Smelter

ational Aluminium
Company Limited
N(NALCO), has recorded
an all-round success in baux-
ite and alumina productions
in the Fiscal 2019-20. It may
be mentioned that with more
than 100% capacity utilization,
NALCO’s Panchpatmali Mines
has achieved bauxite produc-
tion of 73.02 lakh MT, which is
highest ever since company’s in-
ception. Bauxite transportation
has gone up to 73.02 lakh MT,
which is also highest ever so far.
Company’s Alumina Refinery on-going sluggish metal market, of alumina and aluminium in
has produced highest-ever 21.61 we would be able to tide over the country, has been granted
lakh MT of Alumina Hydrate and the downturn by continuing to the mining lease of Utkal-D
set a new record. Steam & Power keep our focus on bauxite mining coal block by the Government
Plant (SPP) of Alumina Refinery and alumina refining arm, cou- of Odisha through a notifica-
has also achieved highest ever net pled with several cost reduction tion issued recently by Depart-
power generation. measures. ment of Steel & Mines. As
The Aluminium Smelter of Worth mentioning that despite per the notification, the mining
lease of Utkal-D coal block is
NALCO has achieved more than COVID-19 crisis, NALCO’s all over an area of 301.28 hects in
90% capacity utilization with cast units are operational with re- villages Kosala, Nandichood,
metal production of 4.18 lakh MT duced manpower and contribut- Similisahi and Raijharan under
in spite of facing acute coal crisis ing to the national economy. The
in the monsoon season and also company is implementing ade- Chendipada Tahasil of Angul
the recent Corona virus pandem- quate social distancing and saniti- District.
ic. Also noteworthy is that the zation measures in its plants and It may be noted that upon
DC energy consumption at com- residential areas to safeguard its execution of mining lease deed,
pany’s smelter plant was at the employees and workers against NALCO is considering to open
lowest in 2019-20. corona virus exposure. Utkal-D coal block in the financial
year 2020-21. The initial capacity
Attributing record performance of Utkal-D coal block is 2 mill-
to the teamwork and dedication NALCO Gets Mining Lease ion tonnes per year with a
of employees, Mr. Sridhar Patra, for Utkal-D Coal Block total mineable reserve of 101.68
CMD, NALCO said that in the NALCO one of leading producer million tonnes.

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