Hindalco Industries, the Aditya Birla Group’s metals arm, has announced a massive expansion plan, including a 540,000-tonne increase in aluminium smelting capacity, a new 850,000-tonne alumina refinery, and a 300,000-tonne copper smelter expansion at Dahej.

Aug 22, 2025

Hindalco Industries, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, has announced substantial upstream investments to expand its aluminium and copper smelting capacities in India. The company unveiled the plans at its 66th Annual General Meeting, marking one of its most ambitious growth strategies to date.

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Hindalco will increase aluminium production by expanding the Aditya smelter by 180,000 tonnes per annum in Odisha and the Mahan smelter by 360,000 tonnes in Madhya Pradesh. In addition, the company is setting up a new greenfield alumina refinery with 850,000-tonne capacity, strengthening its raw material base. On the copper side, the Dahej smelter will see a 300,000-tonne expansion, which will make it the world’s largest single-location copper smelter outside China.

“Our new copper tubes plant is ramping up, and construction is in full swing for India’s first and the world’s second-largest dedicated e-waste and copper recycling facility at Pakhajan,” said Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla.

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The company also outlined downstream growth plans, targeting quadrupling its downstream EBITDA by FY2030 through higher value-added products and a strong push in recycling capabilities.