Vedanta Backs India's Aluminium Vision for a Viksit Bharat

10 Jul 2025 CW Team

The roadmap sets ambitious targets: achieving self-sufficiency in aluminium production, securing raw material access, transitioning to low-carbon operations, and enhancing value-added exports. India aims to hold a 10 per cent share of the global aluminium market by 2047.

Aluminium: A Strategic Metal for a $30 Trillion Economy

The vision document identifies aluminium as a critical and strategic resource for enabling India’s growth across sectors—renewable energy, e-mobility, defence, infrastructure, and advanced technologies.

India’s aluminium demand is expected to rise sixfold by 2047, requiring a leap in production from the current 4.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to nearly 37 MTPA. This scale-up will require Rs 20 trillion (Rs 20 lakh crore) in investment over the next two decades.

Vedanta: Committed to Making India the Aluminium Leader

Mr Rajiv Kumar, CEO of Vedanta Aluminium, emphasised the industry’s central role in building a $30 trillion economy and achieving net-zero targets.

“The aluminium industry is no longer a supplier of raw metal—it is a key enabler of national competitiveness. This document reaffirms aluminium’s role as the metal of the future,” said Mr Kumar.

He urged for swift policy reforms to unlock India’s vast bauxite reserves, promote value-added manufacturing, and boost circularity through recycling and scrap collection.

Massive Potential, Urgent Action Needed

Although India is the world’s second-largest producer of aluminium, it contributes only 6 per cent of global output. The document stresses the need to raise bauxite production to 50 MTPA by 2030, and 150 MTPA by 2047, alongside improving quality and technology across the value chain.

With the right focus, the aluminium sector can generate large-scale employment, linking remote and underserved regions to India’s industrial mainstream. For every direct job, the sector can create 3.7 times as many indirect jobs.

Aluminium and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The aluminium ecosystem is poised to embrace Industry 4.0 by integrating AI, digitalisation, and automation, all essential for future-ready production.

Vedanta reaffirmed its commitment to partner with the Government of India in making aluminium a flagship sector for global competitiveness, economic resilience, and sustainable development.

Vedanta Aluminium, a division of Vedanta Limited, produced 2.42 million tonnes of aluminium in FY25—more than half of India’s total. It is a recognised global leader in sustainable aluminium practices, ranking 2nd globally in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024. Its world-class facilities include aluminium smelters, an alumina refinery, and captive power plants across India.

Vedanta, India’s largest aluminium producer, has welcomed the National Aluminium Vision Document, launched by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Union Minister for Coal and Mines. The document provides a strategic framework to transform India into a global aluminium powerhouse, in line with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat.The roadmap sets ambitious targets: achieving self-sufficiency in aluminium production, securing raw material access, transitioning to low-carbon operations, and enhancing value-added exports. India aims to hold a 10 per cent share of the global aluminium market by 2047.Aluminium: A Strategic Metal for a $30 Trillion EconomyThe vision document identifies aluminium as a critical and strategic resource for enabling India’s growth across sectors—renewable energy, e-mobility, defence, infrastructure, and advanced technologies.India’s aluminium demand is expected to rise sixfold by 2047, requiring a leap in production from the current 4.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to nearly 37 MTPA. This scale-up will require Rs 20 trillion (Rs 20 lakh crore) in investment over the next two decades.Vedanta: Committed to Making India the Aluminium LeaderMr Rajiv Kumar, CEO of Vedanta Aluminium, emphasised the industry’s central role in building a $30 trillion economy and achieving net-zero targets.“The aluminium industry is no longer a supplier of raw metal—it is a key enabler of national competitiveness. This document reaffirms aluminium’s role as the metal of the future,” said Mr Kumar.He urged for swift policy reforms to unlock India’s vast bauxite reserves, promote value-added manufacturing, and boost circularity through recycling and scrap collection.Massive Potential, Urgent Action NeededAlthough India is the world’s second-largest producer of aluminium, it contributes only 6 per cent of global output. The document stresses the need to raise bauxite production to 50 MTPA by 2030, and 150 MTPA by 2047, alongside improving quality and technology across the value chain.With the right focus, the aluminium sector can generate large-scale employment, linking remote and underserved regions to India’s industrial mainstream. For every direct job, the sector can create 3.7 times as many indirect jobs.Aluminium and the Fourth Industrial RevolutionThe aluminium ecosystem is poised to embrace Industry 4.0 by integrating AI, digitalisation, and automation, all essential for future-ready production.Vedanta reaffirmed its commitment to partner with the Government of India in making aluminium a flagship sector for global competitiveness, economic resilience, and sustainable development.Vedanta Aluminium, a division of Vedanta Limited, produced 2.42 million tonnes of aluminium in FY25—more than half of India’s total. It is a recognised global leader in sustainable aluminium practices, ranking 2nd globally in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024. Its world-class facilities include aluminium smelters, an alumina refinery, and captive power plants across India.

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