Hindalco Industries Limited, metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is the industry leader in aluminium and copper. With a consolidated turnover of US$17 billion, Hindalco is the world’s largest aluminium rolling company and one of Asia’s biggest producers of primary aluminium. Its state-of-art copper facility comprises a world-class copper smelter and a fertiliser plant along with a captive jetty. The copper smelter is one of the world’s largest custom smelters at a single location.

In India, the company’s aluminium units across the country encompass the gamut of operations from bauxite mining, alumina refining, coal mining, captive power plants and aluminium smelting to downstream rolling, extrusions and foils. Today, Hindalco ranks among the global aluminium majors as an integrated producer and a footprint in 13 countries outside India.

The Birla Copper unit produces copper cathodes and continuous cast copper rods, along with other by-products, including gold, silver, and DAP fertilisers. It is also India’s largest private producer of gold.

Hindalco has been accorded Star Trading House status in India. Its aluminium is accepted for delivery under the High Grade Aluminium Contract on the London Metal Exchange (LME), while its copper quality is also registered on the LME with Grade A accreditation.

HISTORY

The Hindalco story dates back to the young Indian democracy of the 1950s. Ready to take a giant leap, India was geared to make it big, especially in terms of innovation and industrialisation.

Hindalco embarked on its journey in 1958. Its first real contribution to the vision of an industrial India occurred four years later, when the visionary late Mr. GD Birla set up India's first integrated aluminium facility at Renukoot, in the eastern fringe of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was backed by a captive thermal power plant at Renusagar in 1967. Hindalco attained its leadership position in the aluminium industry under the dynamic leadership of the late Mr.Aditya Vikram Birla — a formidable force in the Indian industry.

And it was through the vision and guidance of Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Group Chairman that the business segments of aluminium and copper are consolidated to make Hindalco the non-ferrous metals powerhouse it is today. This was achieved in part by expansion through mergers and acquisitions with companies such as Indal and Birla Copper. Hindalco also secured copper reserves and amplified its operating base by acquiring Australian copper mines.

Over the years, Hindalco has grown into a major vertically integrated aluminium company in the country and among the largest primary producers of aluminium in Asia. Its copper smelter is today one of the world's largest custom smelter at a single location.

In 2007, the landmark acquisition of Novelis Inc., the world's largest aluminium rolling company, placed Hindalco's footprint across the globe, securing it a rank amongst the top five global aluminium majors.