BALCO Aluminium Complex, Korba

Алюминиевый комбинат BALCO в Корбе

IndiaКорба1965Industrial sites

The aluminium complex of Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), incorporated in 1965 as the first public-sector undertaking in India's aluminium industry. According to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, the state aluminium complex in Korba, with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes, was built with Soviet assistance (construction was under way in 1972).

Алюминиевый комбинат компании Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), учреждённой в 1965 году как первое государственное предприятие алюминиевой промышленности Индии. По Большой советской энциклопедии, государственный алюминиевый комбинат в Корбе мощностью 100 тыс. т строился с помощью СССР (строительство велось в 1972 году).

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionIndustry and infrastructure

Present ownerBharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Vedanta group)

Acquisitionbuilt

StatusIn use

As of2025-10

According to Business Standard (16 October 2025), with the commissioning of a new potline BALCO's capacity will reach 1 million tonnes of aluminium per year.