Sterlite Copper Bags Quality And Team Performance Awards

Sterlite Industries India Limited (SIIL) is the principal subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a diversified and integrated FTSE 100 metals and mining company, with principal operations located in India and Australia. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) October 02, 2012 - Sterlite Copper has bagged awards in CCQC (Chapter Convention for Quality Circles) State level competition organised by QCFI (Quality Circle Forum of India) at Madurai recently.

Sterlite won three gold and three silver awards for presentations on Elimination of Belt Cuts in ISA feeding system by installation of magnetic separator in Primary Smelter, Reduction of bleed consumption from 12.63 M3 to 4.2 M3, Reduction of water soluble P2O5 in hemi & di hydrate cake in Phosphoric Acid Plant, Continuous operation of Xray Fluorescence by provision of Stainless Steel ring in Smelter lab, Elimination of fuel oil consumption in ISA Primary and Increasing the Sulphuric Acid loading rate from 89 M3/hr to 120 M3/hr with improved safety in Sulphuric Acid Plant under special case study category.

The company has also bagged first place in Skit and Poem competitions in the same event. The participants from Sterlite under each category received the awards from Dr.D.K.Srivastava, Executive Director, QCFI. 180 teams across various industries representing 80 organizations participated in the event which was witnessed by thousands of employees.

Qimpro Prize 2012. Sterlite also received the finalist award in the Qimpro Prize 2012, a convention organised at Mumbai to recognize excellence in team performance. 85 projects were validated under Process Improvement, Innovation and Green categories. Sterlite's project was one of the 10 projects qualified under Process Improvement Category. Mr.Suresh Lulla, Founder and Managing Director, Qimpro Consultants presented the award to Mr.S.Annamalai, Associate Manager, Precious Metals Business, Sterlite Copper.

Photo Cut Line : Sterlite team receiving the Gold Award from Dr.D.K.Srivatsava, Executive Director, QCFI during the CCQC state level competition organised at Madurai.

For further information, please contact:

L.N.Balakrishnan
Head - Public Relations
Sterlite Copper ln.balakrishnan ( @ ) vedanta dot co dot in
Tel: +91 461 424 2926

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