Date | Feb 27, 2021:

National Aluminium Company Limited, NALCO's Alumina Refinery was awarded the first prize for 'Best Environment, Health & Safety Practices in Industry', in the state-level competition organized by CII, Odisha.

The Company plays a significant role in the socio-economic development in its operational areas through empathetic CSR activities. Rehabilitation of displaced families, employment, income generation, health care and sanitation of local people, education & skill development, providing safe drinking water, development of infrastructure, pollution control, environmental measures, rural development, promotion of arts, crafts & culture and various humanitarian goodwill missions have earned NALCO a place of pride in the corporate world and was awarded the SCOPE Meritorious Award for CSR from Hon’ble President of India in Apr’17.

About NALCO:

NALCO is a Navratna group ‘A’ CPSE having integrated and diversified operations in mining, metal, and power under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. It is one of the largest integrated Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminium-Power Complex in the country encompassing bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting and casting, power generation, rail, and port operations.

The Company is the lowest-cost producer of metallurgical grade alumina in the World and the lowest-cost producer of Bauxite in the world as per Wood McKenzie report. With sustained quality products, the Company’s export earnings accounted for about 42% of the sales turnover in the year 2018-19, and the Company is rated as 3rd highest net export earning CPSE as per the Public Enterprise Survey report.

(Source: https://www.psuconnect.in/)