The Aditya Birla Group has proposed an additional ₹12,000 crore investment to expand its greenfield alumina refinery at Kansariguda in Kashipur tehsil of Rayagada district, significantly boosting Odisha’s metals and manufacturing sector.

The proposal was discussed during a meeting between Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The meeting reviewed the progress of the Group’s ongoing and proposed investments in the state.

The Kansariguda refinery, being developed by Hindalco Industries Ltd., was originally planned with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) at an investment of around ₹8,000 crore. Under the new proposal, the company plans to invest an additional ₹12,000 crore to increase the refinery’s capacity by 2 MTPA, taking the total capacity to 3 MTPA and the overall investment to ₹20,000 crore.

The expansion is expected to generate significant direct and indirect employment while creating business opportunities for local enterprises, service providers and downstream industries.

Welcoming the proposal, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Odisha’s rich mineral resources should lead to greater value addition, advanced manufacturing and quality employment within the state. He described aluminium as central to the government’s industrial vision and said Odisha aims to build a globally competitive ecosystem covering the entire aluminium value chain, from refining to advanced manufacturing.

The Chief Minister assured the Aditya Birla Group of full government support for the timely implementation of the project, including assistance with land, infrastructure, utilities and statutory approvals.

The meeting also reviewed the Group’s investments across aluminium, chemicals, cement, renewable energy, textiles and apparel. Discussions further explored potential investments in copper refining, copper-clad laminates, printed circuit boards, technical textiles, paints, jewellery manufacturing and advanced aluminium products, reinforcing Odisha’s ambition to become India’s leading hub for metals and value-added manufacturing.