National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Schedule ‘A’ Navratna CPSE established on 7th January 1981 having its registered office at Bhubaneswar. It is one of the largest integrated Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminium- Power Complex in the Country. At present, the Government of India holds 51.28% of paid-up equity capital. The Company has been operating its captive Panchpatmali Bauxite Mines for the pit head Alumina refinery at Damanjodi, in the District of Koraput in Odisha and Aluminium Smelter & Captive Power Plant at Angul. As a part of the green initiative, NALCO has installed 198 MW Wind Power Plants at various locations in India and 800 kWp rooftop Solar Power Plants at its premises to join hands for carbon neutrality. Since the days of its first commercial operation in 1987, the Company has continuously earned profits for the last 35 years. Despite the Global COVID-19 pandemic, NALCO has posted Highest ever sales revenue of Rs.14,181 Crore and the Highest ever PAT of Rs. 2,952 Crore in FY 2021-22. The Company achieved full capacity production of 4.6 lakh tonnes, with all 960 POTs in operation in its Aluminium Smelter for the first time since inception in FY 2021-22. The Company has also achieved the highest ever Bauxite production of 75.11 lakh tonnes in FY 2021-22.
The Company has a 68.25 lakh TPA Bauxite Mine & 21.00 lakh TPA (normative capacity) Alumina Refinery located at Damanjodi in Koraput district of Odisha, and a 4.60 lakh TPA Aluminium Smelter & 1200MW Captive Power Plant located at Angul, Odisha.
The Company has regional sales offices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai and 8 operating stockyards at various locations in the Country to facilitate domestic consumers. In addition, NALCO has its own bulk shipment facility for the export of products.
With its consistent track record in capacity utilization, technology absorption, quality assurance, export performance and posting profits, NALCO is a bright example of India’s industrial capability.
NALCO is the first Public Sector Company in the country to venture into the international market in a big way with London Metal Exchange (LME) registration in May 1989. The Company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) since 1992 and National Stock Exchange (NSE) since 1999. Besides, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18000, ISO 50001 & SA 8000 certifications, NALCO’s Data Centre at Corporate Office and Disaster Recovery Site at Alumina Refinery certified for Information Security Management System and awarded ISO 27001:2013 Certification and Accreditation from International Accreditation Services, USA.”