National Aluminium Company

National Aluminium Company Limited

Company type	Public
Traded as	NSE:  NATIONALUM BSE:  532234
Industry	Mining Power
Founded	7 January 1981
Headquarters	Bhubaneswar, Odisha , India
Key people	Brijendra Pratap Singh (Chairman & MD)
Products	Bauxite Aluminium Alumina Hydrate
Revenue	₹14,170 crore (US$1.7 billion) (FY22) [1]
Operating income	₹3,677.12 crore (US$430 million) (FY22) [1]
Net income	₹5,267.94 crore (US$620 million) (FY25) [2]
Total assets	₹14,549.62 crore (US$1.7 billion) (2020) [1]
Total equity	₹9,988.07 crore (US$1.2 billion) (2020) [1]
Owner	Government of India (51.28%) [3]
Number of employees	6,496 (April 2019) [4]
Website	nalcoindia.com

National Aluminium Company Limited (abbreviated as NALCO; incorporated in 1981) is an Indian public sector company having integrated and diversified operations in mining, metal and power. Presently, the Government of India holds a 51.28% equity stake in NALCO, ^[5] while the Ministry of Mines has administrative control over the company.

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.

Operations

NALCO is headquartered at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

NALCO operates from two major Units

• Mining and Refinery (M&R) complex
• Smelter and Power (S&P) complex
• Port Facilities at Visakhapatnam and Paradip.
• Wind Power Plants
  • Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh – 50.4 MW (2.1MW, 24 nos. WEGs)
  • Ludarwa, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan – 47.6 MW (0.85 MW, 56 nos. WEGs)
  • Devikot, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan – 50 MW (2 MW, 25 nos. WEG)
  • Sangli, Maharashtra – 50.4 MW (2.1MW, 24 nos. WEGs)
• Solar Power at Nalco Corporate Office, Bhubaneswar & NALCO Research & Technology Center, Bhubaneswar
• Regional offices at Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Bangalore
• 10 operating stockyards at various locations in the Country

Products

Main products of NALCO are as follows:

Aluminium Metal

• Ingots
• Alloy Ingots
• T-Ingots
• Sows
• Billets
• Wire Rods
• Cast strips

Alumina & Hydrate

• Calcined Alumina
• Alumina Hydrate

Rolled Product

• Aluminium Rolled Products
• Aluminium Chequered Sheets

Power

• Thermal Power
• Co-generation Power
• Wind Power
• Solar Power

Employees

As of June 2019, ^[update] there were 6496 employees on the company's roll.

Joint Venturess

• Utkarsha Aluminium Dhatu Nigam Limited is a joint venture of NALCO and MIDHANI.
• GACL-NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals Private Limited

Right to Information Act

See also: Right to Information Act

Since NALCO is a public authority, it comes under the Right to Information Act. Thus, NALCO is required to provide information to various RTI queries asked by general public. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of countries by aluminium production
• List of alumina refineries
• List of aluminium smelters

References

1. "Balance Sheet 31.03.2020".
3. "Latest Shareholding Pattern – National Aluminium Company Ltd" (PDF). nalcoindia.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
4. "38th Annual Report 2018-19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2020.
5. "Latest Shareholding Pattern – National Aluminium Company Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
6. "No information on corruption in Nalco: RTI reply". 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
7. "Information Philosophy in NALCO". Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2013.