Hindalco’s Taloja unit joins ASI as its new Production and Transformation member

On Tuesday, March 29, the Taloja Unit of Hindalco Industries Ltd. joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as the new Production and Transformation member, raising the total count of ASI members to 218.

Hindalco Taloja was launched in 1972 after being commissioned in 1971 with an installed capacity of 11,500 TPA of aluminium rolling. Currently, the capacity is assessed at 60,000 TPA.

Hindalco, Taloja is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, holding a 51 per cent domestic market share in rolled goods (FRP). Hindalco’s Taloja facility generates nearly a quarter of the company's total rolled products. The Taloja plant was once part of INDAL (founded in India by ALCAN of Canada in 1971) and was acquired by Hindalco in 2005 following ALCAN's ownership transfer in the year 2000.

“Hindalco’s vision is to be sustainable and in line with this vision, our unit has planned to go ahead with this certification,” said Mr Soumojit Dawn, the Unit Head of Hindalco Industries Ltd, Taloja Unit.

Hindalco Industries Limited is a part of the Aditya Birla Group, which manufactures aluminium and copper in India, with headquarter located in Mumbai, India. The company generates $15 billion in yearly revenue and employs roughly 20,000 employees.