Question : PRODUCTION STOCK OF ALUMINIUM

(a) the details of production and stock of Aluminium during each of the last three years;

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the production of Aluminium in the country;

(c) whether NALCO is exporting Aluminium products;

(d) if so, the details thereof, country-wise; and

(e) the details of foreign exchange earned from export of Aluminium products during the said period?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR.T.SUBBARAMI REDDY)

(a) As per information received from primary producers of aluminium, the production and stock of aluminium during the last three years are given below:-

Year	Production(MT)	Stock (MT)
2003-2004	8,16,110	15,720
2004-2005	8,83,472	11,668
2005-2006
(Provisional)	10,08,882	16,265

(b) Aluminium sector is decontrolled and the aluminium and its products have been placed under Open General Licence (OGL) category, and, hence freely tradable. Government has approved the 2nd phase expansion of National Aluminium Company Limited(NALCO), a Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Mines, to increase the production of aluminium. In addition, Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), Hindalco Industries Limited (HINDALCO) and Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO) have envisaged expansion of capacity of their smelter.

(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. Country wise details of export of aluminium by NALCO during the last three years are as under:


Country	2003-04 ( MT)	2004-05 (MT)	2005-06 (MT)	(Provisional)
Bangladesh	5021	15062	7687
Bahrain	7207	14911	-
China	3794	12248	-
Indonesia	6375	3456	-
Iran	-	4994	5091
Korea	3935	-	-
Malaysia	14122	3294	1748
Singapore	50912	48339	56142
Sri Lanka	201	4067	13695
Thailand	3625	4452	3841
Taiwan	19846	203	407
UAE	3761	5934	-
Vietnam	10920	15768	7134

(e) The details of foreign exchange earned by NALCO from export of aluminium during the last three years are as follows:

Year	Foreign exchange earned from export of aluminium	(Rs. in crores)
2003-04	894.50
2004-05	1078.62
2005-06
(Provisional)	883.31

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