National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Navratna CPSE under Ministry of Mines. It was established on 7th January, 1981, with its registered office at Bhubaneswar. NALCO is one of the largest integrated Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminium- Power Complex in the country.

  • NALCO is the first Public Sector Company in the country to venture into international market in a big way with London Metal Exchange (LME) registration since May, 1989.
  • Globally, NALCO has achieved the distinction of being the ‘lowest cost producer of bauxite’ in the world for the year 2018 as per the report of Wood Mackenzie. This achievement adds to the fact that the company has maintained its status as the lowest cost producer of alumina globally since the last three years.
  • The Company played 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 good will missions.
  • NALCO has developed four mobile apps: Nisarg - Nalco Initiatives for Social Awareness and Responsible Growth; Naginaa - Nalco Grahak Information and Networking App for All; Namasya - Nalco Micro And Small enterprise Yogayog Application; Hamesha Nalconian - App for the Retired employees of NALCO.