Surpassing its previous record, the National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has achieved metal production of 4.31 lakh tonnes in 2009-10, against 3.61 lakh tonnes last year, company said today.
Similarly, NALCO's Alumina Refinery at Damanjodi has also recorded the highest-ever production of 15.92 lakh tons of alumina hydrate against the previous best 15.90 lakh tonnes in 2005-06, with capacity utilisation of 101.05% during the last fiscal.
Despite, external hindrances due to Maoist attack on its mines last year, Nalco's bauxite mines at Panchpatmali Hills of Koraput achieved the highest-ever production, with 48.79 lakh tons against the previous best of 48.54 lakh tons in 2005-06, with capacity utilisation of 101.64%.
Similarly, notwithstanding acute coal shortage and severe power fluctuations, its captive power plant, which feeds to the smelter plant at Angul, also achieved highest-ever generation of 6,295 million units against previous year's 5,541 million units, up 13.6%.
Besides, the Navratna company achieved the highest-ever domestic metal sale of 2.89 lakh tons in 2009-10, surpassing the previous highest of 2.71 lakh tons in 2008-09, with an increase of 6.5%, sources said.
The company also registered the highest-ever metal export of 1.47 lakh tons against the previous year's export of 82,314 million tonne, up by 78.5%.
