Vedanta puts up for sale Indian copper smelter shut after deadly protests

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By Sudarshan Varadhan NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd on Monday offered to sell a copper smelter complex in southern Tamil Nadu state that was closed four years ago after police opened fire during protests which culminated in 13 deaths. Prospective buyers have until July 4 to submit expressions of interest, the company said, without giving financial details. Vedanta’s 400,000 tonnes per annum copper smelter in the port city of Thoothukudi was ordered shut in May 2018 by the southern Tamil Nadu state, a week after the deadly protests that sought the plant’s …

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