Taural India, a manufacturer of aluminium sand-cast components, has commenced production at a new manufacturing facility in Supa, near Pune, following an investment of INR 5 billion. The new plant expands the company’s installed aluminium sand-casting capacity to 1,500 tonnes and is expected to support rising demand from multiple industrial sectors.
The facility is designed to manufacture customised aluminium castings weighing between 20 kilogrammes and 1,000 kilogrammes for applications across energy, mobility, defence, railways, aerospace and industrial infrastructure. According to a company statement, the Supa plant incorporates advanced casting and process technologies intended to meet the technical requirements of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Taural operates as a joint venture between Gitte and Thoni Alutec Group and functions as a Tier I supplier to OEMs. The Supa unit is the company’s second manufacturing location, following its existing plant at Chakan in Pune district, which has an installed capacity of 300 tonnes.
The Supa facility marks a significant step beyond incremental capacity addition, reflecting the company’s longer-term strategy to build scalable and resilient manufacturing capabilities aligned with the evolving requirements of India’s aluminium industry. At roughly four times the size of Taural’s Chakan plant, the new unit brings the company’s cumulative investment in Maharashtra to about USD 50 million and is expected to generate around 1,200 employment opportunities, supporting industrial development in Tier II and Tier III regions of the state.
The Chakan facility supplies aluminium components primarily to energy sector OEMs, including Hitachi Energy, GE, Siemens Energy, Toshiba and Hyosung. In the defence segment, Taural supplies cast components to Larsen & Toubro Defence and the Ordnance Factories for platforms such as the K9 Vajra self-propelled artillery system and Sarath infantry combat vehicles.
Exports account for about 18 percent of Taural’s total production, with shipments to the United States, Europe, Japan and the Middle East. The company indicated that the Supa plant has already secured orders that are expected to result in approximately 60 percent capacity utilisation in the initial phase of operations.
“The expanded capacity is expected to boost the company’s turnover to INR 10 billion over the next five years,” said Bharat Gite, founder and chief executive officer of Taural India. He added that the new plant positions the company to address increasing demand from both domestic and international customers.
“Just a year ago, we had signed the MoU for Taural India Pvt Ltd’s new plant at Supa. The opening of our Supa facility is a strong reminder of what’s possible when international partners, local expertise, enabling policy, and a long-term vision align,” stated Lothar Thoni of Thoni Alutec Sp. z o.o.
India’s aluminium foundry production is estimated at around 2 million tonnes annually, with demand rising from sectors such as electric vehicles, defence and healthcare. However, a significant portion of this demand continues to be met through imports, particularly from China, creating opportunities for domestic capacity expansion.
Taural India manufactures large-format aluminium sand-cast components for industrial and infrastructure applications and supplies both domestic and global OEMs from its facilities in Maharashtra.
