Setback for Vedanta as Orissa HC rejects old bauxite supply pact
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Key takeaway
Vedanta loses its bid to enforce a bauxite supply contract with Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), exposing it to higher and less predictable raw material costs.
- Step 1 · The triggerOrissa High Court rejects Vedanta's plea, ending its secured bauxite supply from OMC
- Step 2 · Knock-onVedanta must source bauxite at market rates, raising input cost volatility for its aluminium operations
- Step 3 · Knock-onHigher and less predictable bauxite costs compress Vedanta's aluminium margins and prompt it to pass on cost increases
- Step 4 · Reaches youIndian SMEs reliant on aluminium face increased input cost volatility and must adjust procurement strategies
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Source: Livemint Companies
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