Hindalco Industries Limited has announced a major expansion of its aluminium operations in Odisha, including a new smelter capacity addition and the commissioning of downstream manufacturing facilities. The investments form part of the company’s ongoing growth capital expenditure programme and are aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains for electric mobility, energy storage and advanced manufacturing.
Hindalco Industries Limited, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, said it will invest INR 210 billion in a 360,000-tonne-per-annum aluminium smelter expansion at its Aditya Aluminium complex in Sambalpur district. The company also commissioned a 170,000-tonne-per-annum flat rolled products facility and a battery-grade aluminium foil manufacturing unit, developed with an investment of INR 45 billion.
The flat rolled products facility is integrated with the battery-grade aluminium foil line, which is designed to supply inputs for lithium-ion battery manufacturing. The battery foil unit is intended to support up to 100 gigawatt hours of lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity, with feedstock sourced directly from the flat rolled products complex.
The Odisha projects form part of a broader growth capital expenditure programme, with around INR 370 billion planned for the state across upstream and downstream aluminium operations. These investments account for a significant share of Hindalco’s total growth capital expenditure of INR 550 billion planned across India.
Hindalco said the expansion of flat rolled products capacity is expected to reduce India’s reliance on imported flat rolled aluminium. Around 40 percent of flat rolled aluminium consumed in India is currently imported, and the additional capacity is expected to lower import dependence by nearly half.
The company added that the smelter expansion at Aditya Aluminium will incorporate energy transition measures, with a portion of its power requirement planned to be met through round-the-clock renewable energy. This is intended to integrate sustainability considerations into large-scale industrial operations.
“India’s manufacturing growth depends on integration, value addition and sustainability. Through Hindalco, we are building a fully integrated aluminium ecosystem that spans from upstream resources to high-value downstream products,” said Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. “Our long-standing partnership with Odisha continues to play an important role in this journey. This strategy strengthens India’s self-reliance, supports critical sectors, and accelerates the nation’s transition towards advanced, sustainable manufacturing,” he said.
“The flat rolled products expansion and smelter growth at Sambalpur exemplify our integrated upstream–downstream growth strategy,” said Satish Pai, Managing Director of Hindalco Industries Limited. “This enables Hindalco to deliver high-quality aluminium solutions across packaging, defence, electric mobility, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing, positioning us strongly to support India’s industrial ambitions while creating long-term value,” he said.
Hindalco said the new projects are expected to generate more than 15,000 additional direct and indirect jobs. Its integrated operations in Odisha currently employ nearly 23,000 people across mining, refining, smelting and downstream manufacturing activities.
Hindalco Industries Limited operates across the aluminium and copper value chains, from bauxite mining and alumina refining to primary metal production and downstream value-added products. The company has manufacturing operations in India and overseas and is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group.
