<h1>State-owned aluminium producer says recent tariff increase won't affect operations, pivots to zero-duty export market, posts 77% profit jump</h1> A state-owned aluminium producer said a recent US tariff increase will not affect its operations as it pivots to the UK market, which it regards as zero-duty for its products, and reported a 77% year-on-year rise in standalone quarterly net profit. The company outlined plans to tender and operationalise a new bauxite mine within a year, invest nearly Rs 1,961 crore to develop that block, and pursue a Rs 34,600 crore expansion package-including refinery, smelter and captive power capacity-subject to DPR preparation and board approval.