Adani’s Kutch Copper to begin smelter ops soonAdani Group's Kutch Copper is set to start its smelter operations soon and plans to expand capacity, reducing India's copper imports signif...
01 Apr, 2025, 03.31 PM IST
Supreme Court allows Vedanta to produce O2 at TN plantThe Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd to produce medical oxygen at its shuttered copper smelter in Tamil Nadu, ...
28 Apr, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
Vedanta's Sterlite Copper offers to supply oxygen from its closed unit in Tuticorin“We wish to state that Sterlite Copper operates an Oxygen Plant of capacity 1050 MT per day, within the main copper smelter unit. One Oxyge...
21 Apr, 2021, 08.03 PM IST
Vedanta moves SC against Madras HC order refusing opening of Sterlite copper plantThe Tamil Nadu government has already filed a caveat in the top court seeking to be heard in the matter, before any order is passed in the ...
26 Aug, 2020, 09.51 PM IST
Vednata's plant closure contributed to 66% of global copper deficitThe unit, which has remained shut since May 2018, has a capacity of 0.4 million tonne (mt) per year.
04 Oct, 2019, 04.05 PM IST
Vedanta lost USD 200 million in profits in one year of Tuticorin plant shutdown: AgarwalAgarwal added that the stoppage of production at the Tuticorin plant of the firm's unit Sterlite led to the country having to import copper...
16 Jun, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
Vedanta to approach Tamil Nadu government to restart Sterlite Copper plant“We are approaching the state government for necessary approvals for restarting the smelter as per SC directions,” Vedanta said.
08 Jan, 2019, 07.05 PM IST
Copper production dips 47%, imports surge 233%Import of copper has surged 233% to 10 KT during the quarter. Incidentally, India used to be a net exporter of refined copper.
30 Aug, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Vedanta-Sterlite files petition with National Green Tribunal challenging plant closureThe company has also sought NGT’s permission to allow it to carry out care and maintenance of the plant and other interim reliefs, during t...
03 Jul, 2018, 08.41 PM IST
Working to evacuate acid spillage at Tuticorin plant: VedantaThe Anil Agarwal-run conglomerate has filed a writ petition with the Madras HC, highlighting the safety risks due to lack of supervision at...
25 Jun, 2018, 06.28 PM IST
Tuticorin closure to adversely impact Vedanta's other businesses: Moody’sThe ratings agency said it is yet unclear as to what extent the company will be compensated for the land acquired for the expansion.
01 Jun, 2018, 06.35 PM IST
India faces copper supply disruption following Sterlite plant shutdownThe shutting down of the 400,000 tonnes a year copper smelter in Tuticorin will reduce India's copper production by about half, forcing imp...
29 May, 2018, 06.46 PM IST
Tamil Nadu cancels land allotted to Vedanta Sterlite for its second phase of expansionSIPCOT has said the price paid for the land by Vedanta will be refunded as per SIPCOT norms, Vedanta Ltd said on Tuesday in a notification ...
29 May, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Why are people against Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tuticorin? 6 things you should knowResidents have been demanding closure of the smelter for the past 100 days, and had announced they would take out a march to the Tuticorin ...
25 May, 2018, 11.26 AM IST
Vedanta's application for renewal of copper smelting unit rejectedThe company said it had applied to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for annual renewal of CTO for its existing smelter plant at Thoothuku...
10 Apr, 2018, 07.13 PM IST
Anil Agarwal to turn copper smelter into a giant by doubling capacityThe Guixi copper smelter run by Jiangxi Copper Co. in China is currently the world’s biggest, producing 900,000 tons of the metal a year, a...
11 Nov, 2017, 03.01 PM IST
Sterlite's copper smelter unit in TN shut downTamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today ordered closure of Sterlite Industries Ltd's copper smelter unit here in the wake of alleged noxio...
30 Mar, 2013, 02.30 PM IST