Company
Sterlite Copper
Vedanta group's copper smelting and refining business in India, processing imported concentrate into refined copper products.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 2, 2026.
Coverage
Copper
Vedanta Plans $2.3 Billion Copper Push and Puts Thoothukudi Smelter Restart Back on the Agenda
Vedanta plans to invest about $2.3 billion over three to four years to lift its copper output above 1 million tonnes a year by 2030. It also wants to restart its Thoothukudi smelter in Tamil Nadu, shut since 2018, if it wins approval.
Copper
Copper's Record Rally Is Squeezing Smelters as Treatment Charges Turn Sharply Negative, Industry Body Says
Copper hit a record $14,737 a tonne as IPCPA warns a mining-smelting capacity mismatch has pushed treatment charges from positive to roughly negative $1,300 a tonne.