20th Apr 2005 07:00
Vedanta Resources PLC20 April 2005 Vedanta Resources plc Tuticorin Copper Smelter Vedanta Resources, the London listed metals and mining company, announces thatthe expanded copper smelter at Tuticorin, in the state of Tamil Nadu, hasreceived permission to operate. The facility will take production from 180,000 tpa to 300,000 tpa of coppercathode. The new smelter will commence operation shortly. For further information, please contact:John Smelt, Head of Investor RelationsVedanta Resources plc Tel: +44 20 7659 4734 +44 787 964 2675 James Murgatroyd Faeth BirchFinsbury Tel: +44 20 7251 3801 Notes to Editors: Vedanta is a London listed diversified metals and mining group. Our principaloperations are located throughout India, with further operations in Zambia andAustralia. The major metals produced are aluminium, copper, zinc and lead. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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