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2024

Commencement of mining operations at Bicholim Mineral Block - Block I. First ever operation of auctioned mine in the state of Goa.

2023

Mining lease for Cudneim Mineral Block - Block VII

2022

Mining lease for Bicholim Mineral Block - Block I

2021

Acquired MALCO Industries, now known as Sesa Coke Vazare.

2020

Commencement of mining operations at Bomi, Liberia.

2019

Acquired Global Coke (now known as Sesa Coke Vazare). Plant capacity of 108 KTs.

2015

Amalgamation of Goa Energy Limited and Sterlite Infra Limited. Name of the Company changed to Vedanta Limited effective April 21, 2015.

2013

Composite Scheme of Amalgamation effective August 17, 2013. Name changed to Sesa Sterlite Limited effective September 18, 2013.

2011

Acquisition of WCL Assets. Acquired 51% stake in Western Cluster Limited, Liberia. Acquired 18.5% stake in Cairn India Limited. Sesa Industries Limited amalgamated with Sesa Goa Limited.

2010

Wins Best Performer Award (Financial Express – EVI) in Metals & Mining category.

2009

Acquires all outstanding common shares of V S Dempo & Co. Private Limited.

2008

Selected as Top Indian Company in the Mining Sector for Dun & Bradstreet American Express Corporate Awards 2007.

2007

Acquired by Vedanta from Mitsui & Co. Vedanta Resources plc acquires 51% controlling stake in Sesa Goa Limited.

2006

Forbes Asia ranks Sesa Goa Limited as one of Asia’s 200 Best Under a Billion companies.

2004

Sesa Group enters its (50th) Golden Jubilee year. Sesa Kembla Coke Company Limited amalgamated with Sesa Goa Limited.

2003

Shipbuilding Division launches its 60th vessel, MV Toni. Sesa Industries Limited and Met Coke Division awarded ISO 14001.

2002

First business of its kind to be certified with OHSAS 18001. A Narrain Mines Limited merged with Sesa Goa Limited.

2001

Commissions new process plant for mining operations at Orissa.

2000

Sesa Kembla Coke Company Limited completes development of indigenous environment friendly technology for metallurgical coke and power generation.

1999

Mining operations commence at Barbil in Orissa. Sesa Goa Limited acquires 100% shares of A Narrain Mines Limited.

1998

Sesa Community Development Foundation established (Technical School and Sesa Football Academy).

1997

Sesa Kembla becomes 100% subsidiary of Sesa Goa. Karnataka mining developments commence.

1996

First ever mining company to get the ISO 14001 Tag. Sesa Shipping merged with Sesa Goa Limited. Mitsui & Co. Limited of Japan buys Finsider International with its 51% equity in Sesa Goa Limited.

1995

Sesa Shipping launched with acquisition of transhipper MV Orissa. 84 coke ovens commissioned. NCM Sesa Technical School established. Sesa Goa Limited receives ISO 9002 certification.

1994

Acquired Narrain Mines in Chitradurga, Karnataka. Second blast furnace commissioned.

1993

Ilva International raises equity in Sesa Goa Limited to 51%. Sesa Industries Limited and Sesa Kembla Coke Company Limited are launched.

1992

First phase of 150,000 tpa Pig Iron Plant commissioned.

1988

Sesa Seat Information Systems Limited is started.

1984

Sesa Goa starts a barge construction unit at Sirsaim (Shipbuilding Division).

1981

Sesa Goa Limited goes public; 60% shares held by 42,000 Indian shareholders and 40% held by Finsider International (now Ilva International).

1979

Sesa Goa Private Limited formed with the amalgamation of Sesa Goa Limitada and Mingoa Sociedade Miniera Goesa S.a.r.l.

1965

Sesa Goa Limitada and Mingoa Sociedade Miniera Goesa S.a.r.l. are incorporated as private limited companies under the Indian Companies Act 1956.

1963

Finsider S.p.A. acquires the West German interest in Sesa Goa Limitada and all shares of Mingoa Sociedade Miniera Goesa S.a.r.l.

1957

Mingoa Sociedade Miniera Goesa S.a.r.l. incorporated in Goa, with Fiat of Torino as the principal shareholder.

1955

The company renamed Sesa Goa Limitada is bought over jointly by Gewerkeshaft Exploratione Bergbau and by Ferromin S.p.A. of Italy.

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