Vedanta Q3 Update: India produces 3% more aluminum and 2% less zinc year over year.

Compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, Vedanta's zinc production for the October–December quarter decreased by 2% to 265,000 tonnes. The market close on Friday saw a higher closing price for the company's shares.

According to an exchange filing, mining giant Vedanta Limited's zinc production in India decreased by 2% to 265,000 tonnes during the October to December quarter of the fiscal year 2024–25, compared to 271,000 tonnes during the same time of the previous fiscal year.

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Following Friday's market session, Vedanta Ltd.'s shares ended the day 1.8% higher at ₹457.90, up from ₹449.80 at the previous market close. The production data was made public by the company on Friday after market hours.

The company produced 614,000 tonnes of aluminum in the quarter that ended in December 2024, up 3% year over year from 599,000 tonnes in the same period the previous year.

According to the company's nine-month production overview, overall aluminum production increased by 3% to 1,819,000 tonnes in the fiscal year 2024–25 from 1,772,000 tonnes the year before.

The corporation operates two production facilities, one under the subsidiary Bharat Aluminium corporation Ltd (BALCO) and the other in Jharsuguda.

Production of Zinc in India
In the mined metal segment, Vedanta's Zinc India production decreased by 2% year over year compared to the prior year.But in the December quarter, the company's total production of mined metals increased by 1% to 784,000 tonnes, up from 780,000 tons in the same quarter the year before.

The company explained the nine-month increase by pointing to higher mill recovery and mined metal grade.

In the exchange filing, Vedanta stated, "Mill recovery and improved mined metal grades drove the best-ever 9-month mined metal production."