Vedanta Aluminium Geared to Meet Surging Demand for Aluminium Wire Rods Amid India’s 5G, Infrastructure Boom
19th June 2025
- BALCO’s wire rods are powering India’s transition to a digitally connected, energy-efficient future
New Delhi, 19th June 2025 – Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, announced that its unit, Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) is expanding its wire rod production capacity as part of its ongoing overall 1 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) expansion. The company sees a huge potential for high-quality aluminium wire rods to meet the demand created by India’s rapid growth in digital and industrial infrastructure. As the country aggressively scales its 5G networks, rural broadband, smart cities, and cloud infrastructure, aluminium has emerged as a material of choice due to its high conductivity, corrosion resistance, and light weight, and strength.
BALCO’s BIS-certified aluminium wire rods play a vital role in enabling seamless signal transmission and reliable network performance. In FY25 alone, BALCO produced more than 2,00,000 MTPA of aluminium wire rods, with 100% of the output catering to growing domestic demand, particularly from states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Its portfolio includes high-performance grades tailored for critical applications, ranging from conductors and cable sheathing to tower grounding and optical fibre cabling.
The company was also India’s first to be awarded BIS 5484 certification for alloy wire rods, cementing its position as a leader in quality and innovation. With demand from sectors like telecom and power transmission surging, driven by digital expansion, energy diversification, and rapid urbanisation, BALCO is scaling up its production capacity to stay ahead of the curve. It is currently in the final phase of commissioning strategic growth projects that will double its overall aluminium production capacity from 0.57 MTPA to 1 MTPA.
Rajiv Kumar, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium, said: “Aluminium wire rods are indispensable to building a resilient and future-ready digital backbone for India. At Vedanta, we are proud to offer a BIS-certified portfolio of high-performance grades that cater to the evolving needs of the telecom and power sectors. With a capacity expansion underway at BALCO, we are poised to meet India’s growing demand for advanced conductive materials while delivering on our sustainability commitments.”
While telecom and power transmission are key sectors, BALCO’s aluminium wire rods also find essential applications across the automotive, electrical appliances, and steel industries, further enhancing their relevance to India’s industrial transformation.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.42 million tonnes in FY25. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
About Vedanta Limited:
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies have been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governance 2022 and certified as a Great Place to Work 2022. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.
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About Vedanta Aluminium Business:
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.37 million tonnes in FY24. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 1st in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2023 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
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