Goa Carbon temporarily shuts operations at Bilaspur unit for maintenance work

Goa Carbon Tuesday said operations at its Bilaspur unit in Chhattisgarh have been temporarily shut down for maintenance work.

The operations have been shut down from November 24, 2018, Goa Carbon said in a BSE filing.

However, the company did not say anything on the time period of the shutdown.

Goa Carbon is in the business of manufacture and marketing of calcined petroleum coke.

The company's calcination plant of 75,000 TPA capacity is located in southern Goa, 40 km away from the Mormugao port.

The company is a regular supplier to aluminium smelters, graphite electrode and titanium dioxide manufacturers, as well as other users in the metallurgical and chemical industries.

The stock of Goa Carbon was trading at Rs 533.05, up 0.60 per cent, on BSE.

(With inputs from agencies.)