(a) whether Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) has been developing Alloys for the production of
Missiles Casing & Cryogenic Engines before its strategic sale;
(b) if so, whether the same Alloys for Defence requirement are still being produced by BALCO; and
(c) if so, the details of Alloys manufactured in BALCO for Defence use during each of the last three years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY)
(a): Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) have informed that they have been producing/processing various
aluminium Alloys in basic sheet/plate/billet forms as specified by its customers including Defence establishments,
Ordnance Factories and research establishments like Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). These are used by customers
as raw materials for producing end products, the details of which are not known to BALCO.
(b): BALCO continues to produce/process and supply the products as per the requirements of above customers.
(c): The details of Alloys manufactured by BALCO for its various customers for use by Defence
establishments/ordnance factories/VSSC for the last three years are given below:
Year Production(Metric Tonnes)
2003-04 46 2004-05 153 2005-06 130