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Sterlite Copper represents a key aspect of Vedanta Limited’s Copper Business. Since its inception in 1996, Sterlite Copper has steadily grown to become one of the leading contributors to copper production in India, contributing upto 36% of India’s demand for refined copper.
Sterlite operated the largest copper smelter plant in India, in Thoothukudi from 1998 to 2018. The plant was not operational from March 2018 and was shut down by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 28 May 2018 after protests from locals. The plant also included a refinery, a phosphoric acid plant and a sulphuric acid plant. [11] .
The Sterlite Copper business of Vedanta Limited is central to the Group’s business. Since its inception in 1996, Sterlite Copper has steadily grown to become one of India's leading contributors to copper production, contributing up to 36% of India’s demand for refined copper.
Mission of Sterlite Copper. Ensure Zero Tolerance towards the violation of safety, environment and governance norms. Be one of the largest single location copper producer in the world at lowest cost. Ensure all resources for long term sustenance.
Feb 22, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the state of Tamil Nadu to explain the violations done by Vedanta copper smelter facility in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin so that the shutting down of an industry is established.
Our business unit consists of Copper Smelter, Refinery, Sulphuric acid plant, Phosphoric acid plant, and Copper Rod plant at Tuticorin in southern India and a Refinery and two Copper Rod plants at Silvassa in western India.
Justice D Y Chandrachud, today allowed Sterlite Copper to carry out the upkeep of the Plant. Company had filed applications seeking reliefs from the Supreme Court to ensure proper upkeep of the Copper Smelter Plant, which were taken up for hearing today before the Supreme Court.
4 days ago · Sterlite Copper owned the copper smelter. It was a subsidiary of the Vedanta Group, one of the world’s largest mining and metals conglomerates. On July 1, ...
3 days ago · In 2018, several residents of Thoothukudi had gathered peacefully to demand the shutting down of Sterlite Copper. The civil protest that went on for about 100 days ended in unprecedented violence ...
The plant by Sterlite Copper, the Indian subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, a global mining and metals conglomerate, has remained shut since 2018 over alleged violation of environmental norms...
