Bhubaneswar, Nov. 16: The public sector aluminium major National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has bagged the Business Excellence Star recognition award from the Institute of Quality of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for its energy efficient alumina refinery.

Nalco chairman-cum-managing director T.K. Chand congratulated the team for the success. Director (production) V. Balasubramanyam and executive director (mines and refinery) R.K. Mishra jointly received the award in Bangalore.

Nalco's energy efficient alumina refinery, situated at Damanjodi in Koraput district, is one of the lowest cost producers in the entire world.