BAUXITE PRODUCTION BY NALCO UP 44,675
TONNES
Public Sector National
Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) of the Ministry of Mines produced
404,675 tonnes of bauxite against a target of 360,000 tones during
the month of September 2003. The production in August 2003 was
356,669 tonnes against a target of 3,30,000 tonnes.
Bauxite transportation
during April to September 2003 has been 21,34,165 tonnes exceeding
the target of 19,85,000 tonnes. The cumulative transportation
upto August was 17,29,490 tonnes against the target of 16,25,000
tonnes.
Alumina
production during the month has been 1,05,400 tonnes against the
target of 1,20,000 tonnes. The company produced 1,28,500 tonnes
alumina during the month of August 2003. Cumulative production
of alumina upto September was 7,33,800 tonnes against 6,28,400
tonnes upto August. The production of aluminium cast metal during
September has been 24,984 tonnes exceeding the target of 23,200
tonnes, bringing cumulative production to 148,102 tonnes against
the target of 141,200 tonnes. The cumulative production has been
27 per cent more compared to the same period last year.
