Bhubaneswar, April 2 State-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) announced on Thursday that it had achieved its best-ever performance in production and sales in the 2025-26 fiscal, surpassing all previous records since its inception over four decades ago.
The Odisha-based Navratna PSU, under the Ministry of Mines, reported record output across key segments, further solidifying its position as an integrated player in the alumina and aluminium sector, the company said in a statement.
NALCO recorded bauxite excavation of 77.01 lakh tonnes and transportation of 77.07 lakh tonnes. Alumina hydrate production stood at 23 lakh tonnes, while calcined alumina output was 22.75 lakh tonnes. Cast metal production reached 4.72 lakh tonnes, alongside a record net power generation of 6,953 million units and coal production of 40 lakh tonnes, the statement added.
On the sales front, total alumina sales stood at 14.46 lakh tonnes, while aluminium metal sales were 4.74 lakh tonnes, including a record domestic sale of 4.61 lakh tonnes.
The company said bauxite transportation grew by 6.13 per cent year-on-year, while calcined alumina production rose by 11.16 per cent and aluminium cast metal output by 2.61 per cent. Total alumina sales registered a growth of 30.74 per cent, while aluminium sales increased by 2.82 per cent compared to the previous fiscal, it said.
During the Annual Business Plan strategic meet held at Angul, NALCO CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh congratulated the entire team and stakeholders for their unwavering commitment and collective efforts.
Looking ahead, the CMD emphasized the company’s roadmap for continued growth and innovation.
"We must continue improving and expanding our capabilities to meet future demands. Our progress will be driven by a renewed focus on the 3Ps - Plant Efficiency, People Efficiency, and Process Efficiency," he said in a statement.