India, Jan. 27 -- Hindalco Industries Ltd, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, on Tuesday announced a major expansion of its aluminium operations in Odisha, including a Rs 21,000-crore smelter expansion and the commissioning of flat rolled products (FRP) and battery-grade aluminium foil manufacturing facilities.
The company will expand capacity at its Aditya Aluminium smelter in Sambalpur by 3.6 lakh tonnes per annum, while commissioning a 1.7 lakh tonnes per annum FRP and battery foil facility at an investment of Rs 4,500 crore. The projects were inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
The newly commissioned battery-grade aluminium foil facility—India's first—will support up to 100 GWh of lithium-i...