Aluminium producer Hindalco Industries on Tuesday introduced its plan to set up a battery foil manufacturing facility at Sambalpur in Odisha with an investment of ₹800 crore to faucet the fast-expanding electrical automobile market.
The facility, to be commissioned by July 2025, will initially produce 25,000 tonnes of the aluminium foil which varieties the spine of lithium-ion and sodium-ion cells, Hindalco Industries stated.
The firm additionally plans to considerably increase its capability of constructing fine-quality aluminium foil which is used in rechargeable batteries, Hindalco stated in a press release.
“Hindalco Industries is investing ₹800 crore to build a new plant near Sambalpur in Odisha that will initially produce 25,000 tonnes of the resilient product which forms the backbone of Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion cells,” the assertion stated.
By 2030, demand for battery grade aluminium foil in India is anticipated to develop manifold to 40,000 tonnes, primarily pushed by mushrooming progress in gigafactories for superior cell manufacturing, in accordance to the corporate.
“We are seeing a fast traction in battery materials demand, driven by an impressive outlook for the electric vehicle and grid storage sectors. Raw material localisation is critical in such strategic sectors,” stated Satish Pai, Managing Director at Hindalco Industries.
“Hindalco is thus making various investments in battery materials and technologies towards building Atmanirbhar Bharat. Investment in this new battery foil mill is another such step in this direction,” he added.
Additionally, the corporate is working carefully with unique tools producers (OEM) to co-develop and make crucial parts like battery enclosures, motor housings, busbars, structural and security parts, and light-weight load our bodies, lots of that are being designed and developed for the primary time in India, Hindalco stated.
The collection of investments catalyse Hindalco’s metamorphosis from a producer of metallic to a supplier of high-tech metallic options, it stated.
This Sambalpur mission will present a thrust to the federal government’s inexperienced initiative to cut back carbon emissions and construct sustainable progress, it said.
Hindalco stated it has already achieved the know-how breakthrough of manufacturing tremendous high quality battery foils at its Mouda unit in Maharashtra, which is at present in the method of qualifying with lithium-ion cell producers in India, Europe and the United States.
The new unit in Odisha will additional increase functionality to provide materials to gigafactories internationally, it stated.
The manufacturing facility will likely be situated alongside a 25-MW solar energy plant, and might entry further photo voltaic power from a 400-KV nationwide grid connection. The unit will complement the ability at Mouda, Hindalco stated.
High efficiency aluminium foils are utilized by cell makers as a present collector for the cathode supplies, Hindalco stated, including its deep understanding of metallurgy, intensive expertise in sheet and foil rolling and entry to its personal aluminium metallic offers it a formidable launch pad.
The firm additionally stated it’s engaged on new coatings on the battery foils that can enhance efficiency by delivering higher adhesion, decrease resistance, and decreased corrosion, and it’ll faucet its R&D to present tailored options for its clients.
