Steps being taken to treble country's aluminium production: Tomar

Concrete steps are being taken to treble aluminium production in the country to over 10 million tonnes by 2030 to meet the growing demand, Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Saturday.

"India now produces around 3.4 million tonnes of aluminium and our aim is to increase it to around 10 million tonnes by 2030 for which concrete steps are being taken," he said at the valedictory ceremony of International Conference on Aluminium - INCAL 2019 here.

Tomar said the use and requirement of the strategic metal is growing in different sectors, including defence, aerospace and railways.

To ensure increase in aluminium production, the government is taking necessary steps for making available required volume of raw materials, he said adding initiatives like setting up of the National Mineral Exploration Trust have been taken to encourage mineral exploration.

Exploration of minerals including iron ore, bauxite and manganese are being encouraged to meet the needs of the industry and as ...