NALCO has said that an MoU has been signed by it with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai for research and development cooperation in the fields of mutual interest.

The company has said in a release that under the MoU, R&D projects like Extraction of Gallium from Bayer liquor, Extraction of rare earth elements from Red Mud and Development of Reference Standards would be taken up.

Tapan Kumar Chand, Nalco CMD has said that “Extraction of Gallium from Bayer Liquor will be NALCO’s first R&D project with BARC with an objective to develop indigenous technology for this strategic metal, for our country.”

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