Vedanta’s pig iron production increases 85% on year in Q1 FY’22

Vedanta Resources, one of the leading pig iron manufacturers in India with an installed annual capacity of about 0.83 mn t, has declared its production results for the quarter ending 30 Jun’21.

• The company achieved healthy pig iron output, with one major furnace – at which relining activity was completed in Q4 FY’21 – running at a stable rate.
• Pig iron production was recorded at 202,000 t in Q1 FY’22, up 85% y-o-y as against 109,000 t during Q1 FY’21. Production increased by 29% on quarter compared with 156,000 t in Q4 FY’21.
• Last year, production had been impacted in Q1 due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.