Vedanta produced a record amount of aluminium in 2025, it reported.
The India-headquartered manufacturer produced 2.42 million tonnes of aluminium in the 12 months to March 31, 2025, an increase of 2% from its 2024 figure of 2.37 million tonnes.
It also reported record alumina production of 1.98 million tonnes, up 9% year on year.
In its financial year 2025 report it said: "With our continued focus on operational excellence, improving asset reliability across units and efficiency in procurement we have achieved highest ever annual cast metal production of 2.42 million tonnes in FY25."
The company has a smelter in Jharsuguda, in the eastern state of Odisha and its Balco subsidiary smelters in Chhattisgarh in central India. Its alumina refinery is located in Lanjigarh.
Its Jharsuguda facility achieved its highest ever cast metal production of 1.83 million tonnes, which is 105% of the smelter design capacity, marking a 3% YoY growth.
"This milestone reflects our continued focus on operational excellence, efficiency enhancements and sustainable growth in aluminium production," it said.
Its Balco operation also achieved its highest ever cast metal production of 592 million tonnes in FY2025, up 1% YoY, primarily due to improved operational efficiency.
Green initiatives
In the current fiscal year, its Jharsuguda smelter reduced greenhouse gas emission intensity by 13.26% compared to the Financial Year 2021 baseline and had purchased 152MW of green power.
The operations there had utilised 109% of ash.
Greenhouse gas emissions at Balco stood at 15.93 TCO2/T compared to 16.43 TCO2/T of its Financial Year 2021 baseline.
It has purchased 25MW of green power and co-fired 2365 tonnes of biomass at BALCO.