Goa Carbon Ltd. announces resumption of operations at Paradeep Unit.

Goa Carbon Ltd. had earlier announced about the temporary shut-down of operations at the Company's Paradeep Unit with effect from 24th March 2020 as a proactive measure towards the containment of the spread of the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19).

Pursuant to the permission received from the local authorities, we have resumed operations at the Company's Paradeep Unit located at Vill. Udayabata, Paradeepgarh, Dist. Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, after taking necessary health and safety measures given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Kiln has been lit up from yesterday. After preliminary heat up and commencement of feeding of raw material, normal production is likely to resume from 24th April 2020.

Goa Carbon has been focusing on ensuring safety and business continuity within the guidelines issued by the government and health authorities. The Company had temporarily shut down or scaled-down operations of manufacturing facilities in line with state government directives. Operations are being managed with minimal staff as part of the ongoing effort to practice social distancing. Several measures have been taken to protect the health and safety of the workforce. The operations are being resumed, wherever possible, after obtaining necessary permissions from the respective authorities and after undertaking necessary health and safety measures to combat COVID-19 crisis.

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