India's Aditya Birla proposes $1.26 billion expansion of Odisha alumina refinery

The expansion, will ‌be ⁠executed by the group entity Hindalco Industries

A logo is pictured on the facility of flat-rolled aluminum producer Novelis, part of Aditya Birla Group, in Sierre, Switzerland. Photo: The Content Factory @tcf_updates via X

India's Aditya Birla Group has proposed investing ‌an additional $1.26 billion to triple the capacity of its Kansariguda alumina refinery in Odisha to 3 million tonnes per annum, the state government said on Saturday.

The expansion, to ‌be ⁠executed by the group entity Hindalco Industries, takes the total proposed investment in the refinery to about $2.1 billion, the statement said.