Aluminium Industry

Aluminium extrusion industry cuts production amid West Asia crisis

The country's aluminium extrusion sector has significantly curtailed production capacities due to the escalating crisis in West Asia, according to Aluminium Extrusion Manufacturers Association of India (ALEMAI). The disruption in global supply chains, triggered by heightened geopolitical tensions in the region, has forced companies to scale back operations from an average annual output of 1.2-1.3 million tonnes, or about 1 lakh tonnes per month, to just 50,000-60,000 tonnes currently. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, ALEMAI Secretary Ankur Aggarwal said, "The capacity has been scaled down. We have been producing 1.2-1.3 million tonnes on an average yearly. We were producing one lakh tonnes every month and it scaled down to 50,000-60,000 tonnes." Highlighting the industry's concerns, ALEMAI President Jitendra Chopra said, "India's midstream and downstream aluminium sectors are undergoing a severe contraction, with production declining by 40 per cent to 50 per

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Aluminium extrusion industry grappling with LPG, PNG crisis amid Iran war

The Aluminium Extrusion Manufacturers Association of India (ALEMA) has urged the government for urgent relief measures as the industry is grappling with severe LPG and PNG shortages triggered by the escalating West Asia crisis. The ALEMA has urged the government to implement urgent relief measures, including interest rate cuts and loan moratoriums. ALEMA, in a recent letter to the government, said the conflict in West Asia has severely disrupted supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and piped natural gas (PNG), critical fuels for melting, heating and ageing processes in aluminium extrusion manufacturing. "Many extrusion units have been compelled to shut down or reduce production by 30-70 per cent due to acute shortages and supply prioritisation by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas," the association said. ALMA represents nearly 250 of India's 450 aluminium extrusion companies -- with 90 per cent being MSMEs. According to the association, without intervention, the ...

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AM Green, Mitsui explore potential investment, offtake for green aluminium

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FIMI pushes for 15% aluminium duty, flags import surge, poor-quality scrap

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Vedanta Q4 mined metal, aluminium, iron ore, saleable steel production up

Vedanta registered an increase in aluminium, mined metal, iron ore, and saleable steel output and decline in production of oil and gas in the fourth quarter of FY25. The company's aluminum production during the quarter grew marginally by 1 per cent to 6,03,000 tonnes compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. Similarly, mined metal production at Vedanta's Zinc India division rose 4 per cent to 3,10,000 tonnes, driven by improved mined metal grades and mill recovery. The production of mined metal at the Zinc International division for the fourth quarter was 50,000 tonnes, up 52 per cent year-on-year, the company said in a statement. The conglomerate also registered a 41 per cent increase in the production of copper cathode, which stood at 44,000 tonnes. Iron ore production in the January-March period was at 2.1 million tonnes, up 22 per cent from the year-ago period. The total saleable steel production increased 4 per cent year-on-year, driven by increase in hot metal

Vedanta to set up aluminium park in Odisha's Jharsuguda over 253 acres

Vedanta Ltd on Monday said it will set up a modern aluminium park in Odisha's Jharsuguda, close to its aluminium smelter. Spanning over 253 acres, the park will attract more than 100 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and generate 2 lakh employment opportunities, the company said in a statement. Vedanta would invest Rs 1 lakh crore for setting up of the park and an aluminium plant of 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity in Rayagada district, it said. Our journey in Odisha has been nothing short of transformative. From breaking barriers with the country's first women-operated potline to fostering sustainable growth through our skill development and environmental initiatives, we are deeply committed to shaping Odisha's bright future, said Vedanta Aluminium's chief operating officer (COO), Sunil Gupta. Our latest investment of Rs 1 lakh crore is a testament to our enduring belief in the state's potential to lead India's industrial revolution, he said. At the Utkarsh ..

Nalco draws Parl panel flak for spending under 50% of targeted capex

A parliamentary panel has criticised state-owned Nalco for spending less than 50 per cent of the targeted capex of Rs 2,000 crore in the first 10 months of 2024-25. "Against the targeted capex of Rs 2,000 crore by Nalco for the year 2024-25, the end of January 2025, the capex stood at Rs 879 crore, i.e. less than 50 per cent of the targeted amount. "The committee would like to be apprised of the slow pace of capex in the first 10 months of the year...," the Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel has said report submitted to Parliament. It further said the company is neither availing nor proposes to avail any budgetary support from the Centre. The plan outlay is being managed entirely through internal resources only. The company has achieved its targeted expenditure in 2020-21, 2022-23, and 2023-24. "In FY 21-22 there was only marginal shortfall and achievement was 99.2 per cent of its targeted capex. In FY 19-20, the company achieved 93.2 per cent of targeted capex," it ...

Iron ore production rises 3% in Apr-Nov period to 182.6 mn tonnes

The country's iron ore production rose by 3 per cent to 182.6 million tonnes (MT) in the April-November period of the current fiscal. India's iron ore output was 177.2 MT in the year-ago period, according to the provisional data. The mines ministry in a statement said that the country's manganese ore output rose by 9.5 per cent to 2.3 MT in April- November period over 2.1 MT during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Production of chromite rose to 2 MT over 1.8 MT in the year-ago period. The production of bauxite also rose by 8.9 per cent to 15.9 MT in April- November period over 14.6 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. "In the non-ferrous metal sector, primary aluminium production in FY 2024-25 (April-November) posted a growth of 1.1 per cent over the corresponding period last year, increasing to 27.91 lakh tonnes (LT) in FY 2024-25 (April-November) from 27.60 LT in FY 2023-24 (April-November)," the mines ministry said. India is the second-larg