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Vedanta ramps up Lanjigarh alumina refinery to 75,000 tpm

April 05, 2011 - 02:32 GMT Location: Mumbai

KEYWORDS: India , Orissa , Vedanta , Alumina , aluminium , refinery , smelter

Vedanta's 1 million tpy Lanjigah refinery has seen alumina output jump by half in March after securing a steady supply of bauxite.

"We have been producing alumina at an average of about 50,000-55,000 tonnes per month; we have now stepped up the production to 75,000 tonnes in March," said a senior company official. Alumina output reached 75,185 tonnes in March at the refinery in Orissa state due to greater availabilty of bauxite, he said. Vedanta's joint venture wih Orissa Mining Corp to mine bauxite from the nearby Niyamgiri hills...

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