Vedanta's Q1 aluminium output up 44% on capacity ramp-ups

Vedanta recorded 44 per cent spike in aluminium production in the April-June quarter. Total aluminium output in the quarter was 0.35 million tonnes despite pot outages at the company's Jharsuguda smelting unit.

The production hike came on the back of capacity ramp-ups at the Jharsuguda-II and Balco-II smelters.

"The Balco-II smelter was ramped up and capitalised during the quarter. Aluminium production was flat quarter-on-quarter, as the continued ramp up at Jharsuguda-II and Balco-II was offset by lower production from the Jharsuguda-I smelter due to the pot outage in early April 2017", Vedanta said in a production statement.

Out of the 228 pots impacted