Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Eastern India Positioned as a Major Aluminium Manufacturing Hub
The government wants Eastern India to make much more aluminium.
It says Odisha has important minerals, while West Bengal has factories, money and transport networks.
Together, the two states could support a large aluminium industry.
Aluminium is used in defence, trains, clean energy, electric vehicles and airplanes.
The government also wants more finished aluminium products to be made in India.
Its plan aims to greatly increase aluminium and bauxite production by 2047.
Officials also reviewed geological exploration and the search for important minerals.
The minister said coal supplies were continuing normally after weather-related problems eased.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said Eastern India could become a world-class aluminium manufacturing hub.
The plan would combine Odisha’s mineral resources with West Bengal’s industrial, financial and logistical capabilities.
The Centre is developing connectivity, ports, railways, roads and industrial corridors in West Bengal.
Aluminium Vision 2047 aims to nearly six-fold production, increase bauxite output to 150 MTPA and expand recycling.
Reddy said coal production and supply were uninterrupted after monsoon-related issues normalised.
- Who
- Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, along with industrialists, business representatives and Geological Survey of India officials.
- What
- The government outlined plans to develop Eastern India as an aluminium manufacturing hub and reviewed geological exploration and mineral-security work.
- When
- Monday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- An Aluminium Road Show in Kolkata, West Bengal, followed by a review meeting involving the Geological Survey of India.
- Why
- To support industrial growth, increase domestic value addition, strengthen mineral security and expand India’s role in the global aluminium market.
- Proposed hub
- Eastern India, linking Odisha’s mineral potential with West Bengal’s industrial, financial and logistical capabilities.
- Aluminium Vision 2047
- The government aims to nearly six-fold aluminium production.
- Bauxite target
- Bauxite production is targeted to reach 150 MTPA.
- Global market target
- India’s share of the global aluminium market is targeted to rise from 3.8% in 2023 to 10% by 2047.
- Priority uses
- Aluminium is important for defence, railways, renewable energy, electric vehicles and aerospace.
- Geological review
- The meeting covered six Geological Survey of India zones, exploration, critical and strategic minerals and mineral security.
- Coal supply
- G Kishan Reddy said coal production and supply were continuing uninterrupted after monsoon-related issues normalised.