Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Vedanta Aluminium Posts Record Quarterly Output in September
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd made more aluminium in the September 2026 quarter than in the same period a year earlier.
Its production reached 649,000 tonnes, which the company said was a quarterly record.
It credited a new smelter and better efficiency at existing production lines.
The company also reported higher alumina production, a material used to make aluminium.
Its value-added aluminium output rose too.
The company said demand from car makers and other Indian industries helped support that increase.
Its operations include sites in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
The article reports an alumina comparison of 895,000 tonnes against 53,000 tonnes while also stating growth of 37%; those figures do not appear consistent.
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd reported aluminium production of 649,000 tonnes in the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 5% year-on-year.
The company described the quarter's aluminium output as its highest ever, citing a new smelter and improved efficiency at existing lines.
Alumina production was reported at 895,000 tonnes, up 37% year-on-year; the article also gives the year-ago figure as 53,000 tonnes.
Value-added aluminium production increased 31% to 432,000 tonnes, with the company citing demand from automotive and domestic downstream industries.
The company operates facilities in Odisha and Chhattisgarh and said it contributes 50% of India's aluminium production.
- Who
- Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd (VAML).
- What
- It reported record quarterly aluminium production of 649,000 tonnes, alongside increases in alumina and value-added production.
- When
- The quarter ended September 30, 2026; the figures were reported on October 6, 2026.
- Where
- The company's operations mentioned in the article include Lanjigarh and Jharsuguda in Odisha, and Korba in Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- The company attributed higher aluminium production to a new smelter and improved efficiency, and higher alumina output to the ramp-up and stabilisation of an expansion circuit.
- Aluminium production
- 649,000 tonnes, up 5% year-on-year
- Year-ago aluminium production
- 617,000 tonnes
- Alumina production
- 895,000 tonnes, reported as up 37% year-on-year
- Year-ago alumina figure
- 53,000 tonnes, as stated in the article; this does not align with the reported 37% increase
- Value-added production
- 432,000 tonnes, up 31% year-on-year
- Quarter end
- September 30, 2026
- Share of India's aluminium production
- 50%, according to the company