· Quarterly aluminum production rose 3 percent year-on-year to a record high of 614 kilotons
· Alumina production rose 7 percent year-on-year to 505 kilo in the third quarter of the current fiscal.
Vedanta Ltd has reported a significant increase in its aluminum and alumina production in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. Vedanta's total aluminum production rose 3 percent year-on-year to 614 kilotonnes in the third quarter and 1 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2025.,reached an all-time high of 819 kilotons. Vedanta Registers Growth in Aluminum Production
The company's Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha reported a 7 per cent year-on-year rise in alumina production from 470 kilotons to 505 kilotons in the third quarter, while production in the first nine months rose 16 per cent to 1,has reached 542 kilotons.
The company's Zinc India unit also reported a 3 percent quarter-on-quarter rise in mined metal production growth to 265 kilos in the third quarter. The progress has been attributed to increased production and higher grades at the Agucha and Zawar mines.
Vedanta said in an exchange filing that it reported the highest ever nine-month refined metal production which was 3 percent higher in relation to plant availability and operational parameters. Total mined ore production at Vedanta Ltd's zinc international unit rose to 46 kilotonnes, up 12 percent year-on-year and 6 percent year-on-year.
India is the world's second largest aluminum producer while Vedanta is India's largest producer of the metal. The company produced more than half of India's 2.37 million tonnes of aluminum in FY2024.
Brokerage firm MK recently said in its report that it expects the EBITDA CAGR of Vedanta's aluminum business to be 35.5 per cent in FY2024-27 while the total EBITDA generation in FY26 is estimated at Rs. will be 220.4 billion dollars. Vedanta's demerged aluminum business includes its smelters at Jharsuguda and Balko, Its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh, Cjimali Bauxite Mine, Captive coal mines and power plants will be included.
On 21 November National Company LMr Equity shareholders of Vedanta by the Mumbai Bench of the Tribunal, It paved the way for meetings of secured and unsecured creditors to be held within 90 days of receipt of order by the company. Vedanta expects to get creditor and shareholder approval by February and complete the demerger by mid-2025. Most sector analysts have a positive outlook on the stock with a buy recommendation.
Vedanta Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, copper, Iron ore, It has operations in several countries in sectors including steel and aluminium. The company's share price rose 1.9 percent on Tuesday.