Which is the oldest aluminium refinery plant in India?

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 27 Jul 2023 Shift 2)

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The correct answer is The Muri Alumina Plant.Key Points

The Muri Alumina Plant

Muri Works of Hindalco Industries Limited is India’s first alumina refinery commissioned in 1948 by the erstwhile Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL).
In 2005, Hindalco merged the plant with itself after acquiring INDAL.
The plant is located on the banks of Swarnarekha River at Chota Muri, 65km from Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand state.
Muri Works is India’s first alumina refinery commissioned in 1948 by the Indian Aluminium Company.
Later in 2005, Hindalco acquired Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL) and merged the plant with itself.
Primary products include standard and special grades of Alumina and Alumina-hydrate.
The present capacity of plant stands at 450 Kilo tonne per annum (KTPA).
The plant and residential colony together cover an area of 334.2 acres.