Vedanta Aluminium bags ‘Best Exporter Award’ from Odisha Govt
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has been conferred with the coveted ‘Best Exporter Award’ by the State Government at its significant ‘Odisha State Export Awards’ function.
Jharsuguda: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has been conferred with the coveted ‘Best Exporter Award’ by the State Government at its significant ‘Odisha State Export Awards’ function.
The coveted award has been conferred to Vedanta Aluminium’s Jharsuguda-based smelter plant’s exceptional performance as the largest exporter of state of Odisha for two consecutive fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
The prestigious award was presented by Pratap Keshari Deb, Minister of Industry, MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise), and Energy, Government of Odisha.
Ashok Kumar Patro, Head Indirect Taxation, and Karan Kumar Agarwal, Deputy Head Taxation Direct and Indirect, received the award on behalf of the company.
Notably, Vedanta Aluminium, Jharsuguda has received the same award in fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
In his reactions, Sunil Gupta, COO, Aluminium Business said, “I thank Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, and the Directorate of Export Promotion & Marketing for awarding us with the prestigious Best Exporter Award. Vedanta Aluminium has been a longstanding partner to state’s socio-economic advancement with substantial contributions towards the state’s GDP, employment, and quality of life.”
“Our Jharsuguda smelters play a pivotal role, single-handedly producing over one-third of India’s aluminium, bolstering the state government’s ‘Make in Odisha’ initiative. We take great pride in being Odisha’s partner in progress, committed to leveraging our assets to establish the state as a global hub for aluminium production,” added Gupta.
Need to be mentioned that, Vedanta Aluminium’s Jharsuguda plant is the largest aluminium plant in the world with aluminium production capacity of 1.8 million tonnes per annum. Thus, the plant has put the state of Odisha on the world map as a top aluminium producer and has made India a leading exporter of the world’s second most important metal, aluminium. The plant also leverages state-of-the-art technology, earning global acclaim for the exceptional quality and performance standards of their offerings.
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