Hindalco Buys AluChem for $125 M to Boost High-Tech Alumina

26 Jun 2025 CW Team

Strengthening a high-growth, high-margin vertical

Speciality alumina has become a key pillar of Hindalco’s value-added strategy, delivering consistent double-digit growth and healthy margins. Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said the purchase supports a global push into “future-ready, sustainable solutions”, underlining the group’s focus on self-reliance and innovation-led scale.

Managing Director Satish Pai added that AluChem’s advanced chemistry will fast-track Hindalco’s move up the innovation curve, deepen its portfolio of differentiated products and enhance profitability.

Immediate North American footprint

AluChem brings three advanced plants in Ohio and Arkansas, with annual capacity of 60 000 tonnes and a long-standing customer base for ultra-low-soda calcined and tabular alumina—materials prized for thermal and mechanical stability in high-precision components and refractory linings.

Hindalco’s Alumina Business CEO Saurabh Khedekar said the takeover unlocks market access and technology synergies, enabling rapid scale-up of premium grades and a larger share of the global speciality alumina market.

Founder Ronald P. Zapletal welcomed the deal, citing Hindalco’s world-class sustainability practices, secure raw-material supply and strong R&D capability as drivers for rapid growth beyond North America.

Scaling to one million tonnes by FY 2030

The global speciality alumina market is set for robust expansion as industries demand tailored solutions for ceramics, electronics, aerospace and healthcare. Hindalco already operates 0.5 million tonnes of speciality alumina capacity and aims to reach one million tonnes by FY 2030.

The transaction is expected to close next quarter, subject to regulatory approvals. It forms part of Hindalco’s broader move to grow downstream, value-added businesses across aluminium, copper and speciality alumina.

Hindalco Industries, the metals arm of the Aditya Birla Group, will acquire 100 per cent of US-based AluChem Companies, Inc. for an enterprise value of USD 125 million. The deal, to be executed through subsidiary Aditya Holdings LLC, marks India’s first entry into ultra-low-soda tabular alumina, widening Hindalco’s reach in precision-engineered materials for electric vehicles, semiconductors and advanced ceramics.Strengthening a high-growth, high-margin verticalSpeciality alumina has become a key pillar of Hindalco’s value-added strategy, delivering consistent double-digit growth and healthy margins. Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said the purchase supports a global push into “future-ready, sustainable solutions”, underlining the group’s focus on self-reliance and innovation-led scale.Managing Director Satish Pai added that AluChem’s advanced chemistry will fast-track Hindalco’s move up the innovation curve, deepen its portfolio of differentiated products and enhance profitability.Immediate North American footprintAluChem brings three advanced plants in Ohio and Arkansas, with annual capacity of 60 000 tonnes and a long-standing customer base for ultra-low-soda calcined and tabular alumina—materials prized for thermal and mechanical stability in high-precision components and refractory linings.Hindalco’s Alumina Business CEO Saurabh Khedekar said the takeover unlocks market access and technology synergies, enabling rapid scale-up of premium grades and a larger share of the global speciality alumina market.Founder Ronald P. Zapletal welcomed the deal, citing Hindalco’s world-class sustainability practices, secure raw-material supply and strong R&D capability as drivers for rapid growth beyond North America.Scaling to one million tonnes by FY 2030The global speciality alumina market is set for robust expansion as industries demand tailored solutions for ceramics, electronics, aerospace and healthcare. Hindalco already operates 0.5 million tonnes of speciality alumina capacity and aims to reach one million tonnes by FY 2030.The transaction is expected to close next quarter, subject to regulatory approvals. It forms part of Hindalco’s broader move to grow downstream, value-added businesses across aluminium, copper and speciality alumina.

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