Nalco to arrange high end aluminium alloys plant

2018-01-15

Jan. 15, 2018 - National Aluminium Company is mulling to set up a high end aluminium products plant by availing technology from foreign suppliers. The project is planned keeping in view the future applications of aluminium metal in bullet trains, aerospace and electric vehicles. Mr TK Chand CMD of Nalco said that "The technology for high end aluminium products plants is not available in India. So, we are in talks with potential suppliers in USA and Russia to avail their technologies. If we get the right technology, our proposed plant may come up within the aluminium park at Angul or somewhere closer to the site."

The aluminium park is being developed jointly by Nalco and state owned Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation. For the downstream park, 240 acres of land has been acquired. Nalco has floated an Expression of Interest to select the technology supplier.

Use of aluminium as the preferred metal in electric vehicles can cut down on emissions due to light weighting. Statistically, one kg of heavy metal when replaced by similar amount of aluminium promises reduction of 23 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions in the life cycle of a vehicle.

Nalco already has a memorandum of understanding with the Defence ministry PSU- Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd for manufacture of high end aluminium alloys. Such valued added products which find applications in aerospace and transportation secwould act as import substitute alloys.