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Fully automated alumina handling terminal will be constructed by Hindalco and Vizag Multipurpose Terminal

May 15, 2025 2 min read
author Anamika Mishra, Sub Editor
Vizag Multipurpose Terminal, a joint venture between India Potash Ltd and J M Baxi Ports & Logistics, has signed an agreement with Hindalco Industries Ltd. to set up India’s first fully automated and eco-friendly alumina handling facility. This facility will be built at the EQ-07 berth of Visakhapatnam Port.The new system will remove the need for manual handling of cargo and will be fully mechanized from unloading to storage to ship-loading. It will also shift the transport of alumina from trucks to trains, moving it from Hindalco’s refinery in Odisha to the port more efficiently and in an environmentally friendly way.The facility

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