Vedanta will invest 125 billion rupees to increase metal production
September 12, 2025
According to foreign media reports, Vedanta announced an investment of over 125 billion rupees to enhance its metal manufacturing capacity. This strategic move aims to enhance the domestic supply of key materials necessary for the production of electric vehicles, meet the demands of India's rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) industry, and contribute to India's vision of sustainable and clean mobility.
The projects involved in this investment include: expanding the scale of aluminum smelting business, increasing the added value of aluminum products, building a new zinc alloy factory, installing a zinc roasting furnace and expanding the production capacity of ferrochrome. Each measure is aimed at meeting the demands of electric vehicle manufacturers for specific materials.
Vedanta provides the main casting alloys for wheels, engine blocks and cylinder heads, and also produces billets for battery casings, HVAC systems and vehicle frames.
