Hindalco Industries Limited an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company, is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group. Its headquarters are at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

The company is listed in the Forbes Global 2000 (2023) at 661st rank. Its market capitalisation by the end of November 2023 was US$15.6 billion.

History

The Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Limited was established in 1958 by the Aditya Birla Group. In 1962 the company began production in Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh making 20 thousand metric tons per year of aluminium and 40 thousand metric tons per year of alumina. In 1989 the company was restructured and renamed Hindalco. Ramdev Singh was the first trade union leader of Hindalco Industries Limited, Renukoot.

On 20 February 2026, Hindalco Industries signed an MoU with Brazilian aerospace major Embraer, to explore and assess potential sources for aerospace-grade aluminium manufacturing in India.

Operations

Power plants

  • Renusagar Power Plant. An 826.57 MW (10 generating units of various capacities) captive power plant which is about 40 km from Renukoot, Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Hirakud Captive Power Plant. A 467.5 MW captive power plant located at Hirakud, Sambalpur District, Odisha. This plant supplies power to Hirakud smelter of Hindalco Industries. At 2007 Novelis was the world's largest producer of rolled aluminium and a major recycler of aluminium cans.

In July 2007, Hindalco announced it is acquiring the stake of Alcan Inc. in the Utkal Alumina Project located in Doraguda, Odisha.

On 15 April 2020, Novelis acquired US-based Aluminium rolled products manufacturer Aleris Corporation. Hindalco's Novelis' entry into the high-end aerospace segment, this deal has been closed at an enterprise value of $2.8 billion.

On 6 February 2024, Hindalco announced it is acquiring 26% stake in Ayana Renewable Power Four (ARPFPL) for a value of Rs 1.62 crore. Hindalco will operate a captive power generation plant for supplying 100 MW Renewable energy to Hindalcos smelter in Odisha.

Listings and shareholding

The equity shares of Hindalco are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, where it is a constituent of the BSE SENSEX index, and the National Stock Exchange of India, where it is a constituent of the S&P CNX Nifty. Its Global depository receipts are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

As on 31 March 2022, the promoters Aditya Birla Group held around 34.64% equity shares in Hindalco. Over 408,000 individual shareholders hold approx. 9% of its shares.

See also

  • Grasim Industries
  • Hindustan Copper

References

  • Business data for Hindalco Industries: Reuters Google Finance BloombergQuint