India's  Nalco  plans  to  boost  aluminum  production  by  between 60,000 mt and 120,000 mt to 

between  440,000  mt  and  500,000  mt  in fiscal 2017-2018, running from April-March, sources 

close to the company's operations said. 

This may be partially matched with a planned ramp-up in alumina output of 100,000-200,000 mt, 

to 2.2 million-2.3 million mt, one of the sources said. 

Discussions are underway but the production plans are yet to be finalized, a second source said 

Thursday. 

Nalco  has  the  capacity  to  produce  460,000  mt of metal but would have turned out 380,000-

385,000 mt this fiscal year, the sources said, due to weak margins and the high price of coal. 

The company's alumina output for the current fiscal year is estimated at 2.1 million mt.