Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday urged West Bengal-based aluminium manufacturers to invest in Odisha's Angul Aluminium Park, describing the state as a strategic hub for downstream and value-added aluminium production.
Addressing an investor roadshow organised by NALCO and ASSOCHAM here, Reddy said Odisha's dominance in bauxite and aluminium production, coupled with its industrial ecosystem, makes it well placed to attract downstream investments.
He said the National Aluminium Vision envisages a sixfold increase in aluminium production by 2047 and noted that Odisha accounts for around 60-70 per cent of India's aluminium output and more than 70 per cent of its bauxite production.
Reddy described Odi...