The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) on Saturday held an Indo-Italian Metal Hub seminar here in which Italian team led by Consul General of Italy, the Italian Aluminium Association, CEOs and senior executives of different Italian organisations and the Indian team led by the Nalco held deliberations for growth of the aluminium sector in Odisha.
Italian Consul General in India Damiano Francovigh said, “Strengthening economic cooperation between India and Eastern India would go a long way in improving relations between Italy and India. The Indo-Italian Metal Hub seminar titled ‘Aluminium Age’ is also an effort in that direction.”
Housing and Urban Development Minister Niranjan Pujari said, “Odisha offers the perfect ecosystem to be the hub of aluminium sector and we are committed to forge strong economic tie with Italy. The molten aluminium can be directly obtained from the Nalco when the Angul Aluminium Park becomes operational.’’
The seminar was preceded by a site visit to proposed Angul Aluminium Park on January 19 2018.
ACS Sanjeev Chopra said the Angul Aluminium Park would become a major centre in the world for aluminium downstream activities.
Nalco ED SK Dash welcoming the visiting Italy team said Nalco is ready to walk the extra mile to make Angul Aluminium Park an attractive investment destination for businesses.