Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited is preparing for a major growth phase following its recent demerger and stock market listing, with plans to double its aluminium production capacity and strengthen its position among the world’s leading aluminium producers.
Chairman Anil Agarwal has outlined a roadmap to increase aluminium production capacity from current levels to 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) over the next three to three-and-a-half years. The company has also set a longer-term target of reaching 10 MTPA capacity within five years, supported by investments in smelting, refining and raw material integration.
The expansion strategy comes as Vedanta Aluminium emerges as an independent listed entity following the restructuring of the Vedanta Group. Industry analysts view the aluminium business as the largest and most valuable of the group’s demerged companies, supported by its integrated operations and scale of production.
To support future growth, the company has been expanding capacity across its value chain. Earlier this year, Vedanta increased billet production capacity at its Jharsuguda facility in Odisha to 830,000 tonnes per annum, while continuing work on expanding alumina refining capacity and strengthening backward integration through mining and raw material assets.
Vedanta Aluminium currently accounts for more than half of India’s aluminium production and has been focusing on value-added products catering to sectors such as infrastructure, transportation, renewable energy, defence and electric mobility. The company is also pursuing greater self-sufficiency in bauxite, coal and alumina supplies to improve cost competitiveness.
The expansion plans come amid strong domestic demand prospects driven by infrastructure development, power transmission projects, renewable energy installations, railways, automotive manufacturing and urbanisation. Aluminium consumption in India is expected to rise steadily over the coming years as these sectors continue to expand.
Alongside capacity additions, the company is investing in operational efficiency, low-carbon production technologies and renewable energy integration as it seeks to strengthen its position in global aluminium markets. Vedanta has also announced significant investments across Odisha, where many of its key aluminium and alumina assets are located.
The planned capacity expansion would place Vedanta Aluminium among the world’s largest aluminium producers and mark one of the most significant growth programmes currently underway in the global metals sector.