Nalco to import coal to avoid reducing output
Bloomberg / Mumbai July 18, 2008, 0:05 IST National Aluminium, which had cut production last month because of coal shortage, plans to import 100,000 metric tonnes of fuel to prevent another disruption at a time when prices of the lightweight metal are record-high. The company, India's biggest alumina maker, will purchase thermal coal from countries including Indonesia in two months, Chairman C R Pradhan said in an interview. Last month, it bought 30,000 tonnes at an average Rs 8,000 ($186) a tonne, he said.