13th Feb 2006 07:00
Vedanta Resources PLC13 February 2006 13 February 2006 Vedanta Resources plc Completion of Integrated Lead Expansion Project Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") is pleased to announce the commissioning ofits 50,000 tpa lead expansion project at its facilities in Chanderiya, India.Ramp up to full capacity is expected to be achieved by mid 2006. Leadconcentrates required for the expanded smelter will continue to be sourced fromHindustan Zinc Limited's captive mines. With this expansion, lead capacity increases from 35,000 to 85,000 tpa. Vedantais currently India's sole primary producer of lead. The increased capacity willcater to the increasing domestic demand in India by substituting lead imports. For further information, please contact: Sumanth Cidambi [email protected] Director - Investor Relations Tel: +91 22 5646 1531Vedanta Resources plc Faeth Birch Tel: +44 20 7251 3801Robin WalkerFinsbury About Vedanta Resources plcVedanta Resources plc is a London listed diversified metals and mining group. Its principal operations are located throughout India, with further operationsin Zambia and Australia. The major metals produced are aluminium, copper, zincand lead. For further information, please visit www.vedantaresources.com. Disclaimer This press release contains "forward-looking statements" - that is, statementsrelated to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statementsoften address our expected future business and financial performance, and oftencontain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes,""seeks," or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address mattersthat are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from thebehaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange,fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from futureintegration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national,regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business,competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actualfuture results to be materially different that those expressed in ourforward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-lookingstatements. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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