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While Vedanta Resources seeks to ramp up its aluminium value-added products profile, its arm Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco) is gearing up to ensure that world-class products using state-of-the-art technology and indigenous resources and skills are manufactured in India. Abhijit Pati, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Balco, talks to R Krishna Das on the plan. Edited Excerpts:
Q: Since Indian companies are up against aluminium imports, how is Balco placed in terms of competition, given that its operations are fully-integrated?
A: As an integrated plant, we have achieved reduction in costs, consumption of power and water in our system, compared with
