Metal and Downstream Industries: The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd (UCCIL), Bhubaneswar in association with Business Standard conducted a workshop on “Metal and Downstream Industries” focusing on Aluminium, its Downstream and Ancillary at the UCCIL Conference Hall.
The programme of the evening was steered by Dr Prabodh Mohanty, President, UCCIL. During this, the welcome address was done by Shri J K Rath, Vice President (Industry), UCCIL. The Inaugural Address was presented by Dr. Prabodh Mohanty, President, UCCIL who expressed his gratitude towards all the dignitaries of the evening who had come down to UCCIL this evening for a value adding session for the industrial fraternity of UCCIL.
President’s inaugural speech was followed by the first session starting with the address of Shri Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay, Chief Business Officer, JSL, summed up how JSL has been working for the upliftment of the MSME by inducting them more and more into its Downstream and Ancillary.
Shri S.P Mohapatra, GM, R&D, NALCO, who in his address to the august audience highlighted that they have been trying to set up Aluminium Park in Odisha as well which would dedicate most of its utility for MSME as their Downstream and Ancillary.
Shri Vineet Mahajan, Head Domestic Marketing, Vedanta in his address harped on their focus on producing low cost and low carbon emission steel and Aluminium in their factories in Odisha. He agreed that as on date their company is sending most of its product to other states like Gujarat and to down South states, but indicated that the returns and profits are being utilised for MSME in Odisha.
Shri Bibhu Mishra, Advisor, HINDALCO in his address mentioned that their company was taking care of more and more of the local MSME in their downstream and ancillary areas by intensifying their CSR and academic training projects in Odisha. There are a lot of scope for the growth of MSMEs and the risks levels of the MSMEs have been reduced to many extent, adds Mr Mishra.
The second session was the technical session that was moderated by Er. Gyana Ranjan Mohanty, Advisor UCCIL and Chairman, MSME & Defense Committee, UCCIL. In the technical session the mega Aluminium Industries of Odisha presented an array of their products and visions worked out within Odisha. Sri Pravin Pandey, Vice President and Head Strategic Projects and Aluminium Downstream, HINDALCO did his presentation and pinpoint identified investment opportunities for the MSME entrepreneurs.
He presented and recommended a focused approached towards selected segments for entrepreneurs to invest which are growing and scalable market spaces in India. The proliferation of Aluminium will drive a positive social-economic impact, creating jobs and promoting greener and smarter world Pandey said.
