Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh refinery in Orissa.
The powder producing unit project is said to be the first of its kind in the world and has been set up with an investment of around Rs 50 crore.
Red mud is a waste from alumina industry. In any alumina refinery, a major portion of land is used for handling and storing this waste.Producing red mud powder will have advantages like minimising land requirement by 50 to 60 per cent.
The powdered red mud can also easily be utilised in the cement industry as well as in other Industries.