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Vedanta gets boost in plan to double copper capacity in India

Vedanta's plan to double capacity at its copper plant in Tamil Nadu, which has faced years of environmental hurdles, has finally received approval

Vedanta wants to double capacity at the plant Tuticorin, in Tamil Nadu, to 800,000 tonnes a yearPremium
Vedanta wants to double capacity at the plant Tuticorin, in Tamil Nadu, to 800,000 tonnes a year

Mumbai: Vedanta Ltd’s plan to double capacity at its copper plant in Tamil Nadu, which has faced years of environmental hurdles, has finally received approval.

“We had a few regulatory and legal matters that we had to close out, which we have effectively completed up to now," chief executive officer Tom Albanese said on a call after the company reported fourth-quarter results. “We hope to be in a position in a couple of months time where we can inform the market of that project going ahead."

Vedanta is ramping up its plant capacities as India’s biggest base-metals producer bets on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to boost spending on the country’s infrastructure and provide power to all households. India’s annual copper consumption is expected to almost triple to 2 million metric tonnes in the next decade, according to Hindalco Industries Ltd.

The company wants to double capacity at the plant Tuticorin, in Tamil Nadu, to 800,000 tonnes a year, Albanese said. The firm has set aside optional capital expenditure to allow it to cover the expansion, it said in a presentation.

“We are now considering the pathway in terms of development partners, the engineers that we will be working with," Albanese said. “We will be looking at where will be the future sourcing of concentrate from a global stage, and looking at the demand profile for future copper demand, particularly for cathode and copper rods in India."

Vedanta earlier said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit after benefiting from a rally in prices and a special dividend announced by its zinc arm. Bloomberg

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Published: 15 May 2017, 08:17 PM IST
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