Sterlite employs about 3, 000 people in Tamil Nadu, including about 1, 000 at the smelter.

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Sterlite, a subsidiary of the UK-based Vedanta mining group, runs a copper smelter in Tuticorin town.

BBC: Sterlite Industries plant

Sterlite Industries Ltd. shares are currently trading off about 1.5% on the day.

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Sterlite Industries Ltd. shares are currently trading off about 3.8% on the day.

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Sterlite Industries Ltd. shares are currently trading down about 3.5% on the day.

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On Monday, Sterlite said the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had ordered it shut after locals complained of breathing problems.

BBC: Sterlite Industries plant

Sterlite, which is 54%-owned by Vedanta, has always insisted that the plant used a smelt process that was internationally accepted.

BBC: Sterlite Industries plant

There was no immediate response from the subsidiary, Sterlite Industries.

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The two new Indian entrants are Sunil Mittal of the Bharti group, a leading mobile phone service provider in India, and Anil Agarwal of Sterlite industries.

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In the case of Sterlite Industries Ltd.

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