Austral Coke, leading metallurgical coke manufacturer, has decided to build Lam coke production plant with capacity of 6 lakh tonnes per annum (LTPA) in Vishakhapatnam. The sources said that for the proposed plant, the company has acquired 1.82 lakh square metres of land.

In a filing to Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said that the proposed plant will soon take its annual production capacity to 1.1 million tonnes per annum
(MTPA). The company did not reveal any timeframe or investment for the proposed endeavour.

At present the capacity of Austral Coke and Projects Ltd stands at 3.75 LTPA along with an expansion of 1.5 LTPA in the pipeline. In a separate release, the company has informed that the area which is acquired is strategically ideal for the LAM (Low Ash Metallurgical) coke business as it is situated between Gangavaram and Vizag ports.