Make in Odisha 2022: CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Vedanta Aluminium Park at Jharsuguda

By Swagatika Bhutia

BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 1: Vedanta Limited, India’s largest producer of aluminium, on Thursday announced the foundation stone laying of the Vedanta Aluminium Park, at Jharsuguda, Odisha.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the stone at the ongoing Make In Odisha 2022 conclave in the presence of Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Limited, thus inaugurating the aluminium park officially.

The Park is a joint venture between Vedanta Aluminium and the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO). Also present during the ceremony was Rahul Sharma, CEO – Vedanta Aluminium.

The Vedanta Aluminium Park will be a world-class industrial facility where companies can set up their manufacturing units and draw hot metal (molten aluminium) from Vedanta’s smelter at Jharsuguda to manufacture their products. Vedanta’s aluminium smelter at Jharsuguda is one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, with a capacity of 1.75 million tonnes per annum. Spread over 253 acres, the Vedanta Aluminium Park will be one of India’s largest metal parks. With its strategic location and features and a plethora of amenities, the Park will provide aluminium-based businesses unmatched advantage to exponentially grow their business.