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Property, plant, and equipment (Details 1)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023
Buildings [member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	3 years
Buildings [member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	50 years
Facilities [Member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	3 years
Facilities [Member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	50 years
Machinery [member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	3 years
Machinery [member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	40 years
Wagon [Member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	30 years
Wagon [Member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	45 years
Railway Equipment [Member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	5 years
Railway Equipment [Member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	37 years
Ships [member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	20 years
Ships [member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	25 years
Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	2 years
Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives, property plant and equipment	50 years

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- Definition

The useful life, measured as period of time, used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 16
-IssueDate 2023-01-01
-Paragraph 73
-Subparagraph c
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-URIDate 2023-03-23

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