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NALCO Signs EGA Technology Deal for Angul Aluminium Expansion
NALCO and EGA signed an agreement to work together on aluminium production technology.
NALCO will use EGA’s DX+ Ultra technology at a planned project in Angul, Odisha.
The technology was developed in the United Arab Emirates.
The new project is expected to produce about 0.5 million tonnes of aluminium each year.
NALCO hopes this will raise its total production capacity to about one million tonnes annually.
EGA will provide designs, technical knowledge and support during the project.
The technology is intended to improve productivity and use energy more efficiently.
Company leaders say the project could make NALCO more competitive and environmentally efficient.
National Aluminium Company Limited signed a technology licensing agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium in Dubai.
The agreement covers EGA’s UAE-developed DX+ Ultra aluminium smelting technology.
The technology will be deployed at NALCO’s proposed 0.5 MTPA brownfield expansion in Angul, Odisha.
EGA will provide the licence, technical know-how, designs, project information and technical support.
The expansion is expected to help NALCO move toward total aluminium production capacity of about one MTPA.
- Who
- National Aluminium Company Limited and Emirates Global Aluminium; the agreement was signed in the presence of NALCO CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh and EGA CEO Abdulnasser Bin Kalban.
- What
- A technology licensing agreement for deploying EGA’s DX+ Ultra aluminium smelting technology.
- Where
- The agreement was signed in Dubai, while the expansion project will be located at Angul in Odisha.
- When
- Sunday; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Why
- To support NALCO’s 0.5 MTPA expansion, improve productivity and energy efficiency, and help the company move toward about one MTPA of aluminium capacity.
Key facts
- Technology
- EGA’s UAE-developed DX+ Ultra aluminium smelting technology
- Expansion location
- Angul, Odisha
- Added capacity
- Around 0.5 million tonnes per annum
- Target total capacity
- About one million tonnes of aluminium per annum
- EGA support
- Technology licence, technical know-how, designs, project information and technical assistance
- Expected benefits
- Improved productivity, energy efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness
Quotes
Brijendra Pratap Singh
NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director
“The technology will support NALCO’s growth and expansion plans, strengthen India’s aluminium ecosystem and contribute to economic growth while promoting greater environmental efficiency and the vision of a Viksit Bharat”
deccanchronicle.com
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