Adani’s Kutch Copper plant in Gujarat has begun operations, marking a major step to reduce India’s import dependence. The 500,000 tpa smelter, delayed due to global feedstock shortages, has started processing ores and aims to scale up to 1 mnt by FY’29. Reaching full capacity may take up to 18 months, amid tight global concentrate supply and declining smelting margins due to competing new capacity worldwide, as per sources.
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