{"id":17202,"date":"2026-07-11T21:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/?p=17202"},"modified":"2026-07-11T21:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:07:54","slug":"kumar-mangalam-birla-meets-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/?p=17202","title":{"rendered":"Kumar Mangalam Birla Meets CM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aditya Birla Group Proposes \u20b912,000 Crore Investment for Expansion of Kansariguda Alumina Refinery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Refinery Capacity to be Enhanced from 1 to 3 MTPA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aluminium Central to our Vision of Metal Value Addition &#8211; CM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-01-1024x692.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-01-1024x692.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-01-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-01-768x519.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-01.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bhubaneswar : Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi today held a discussion with Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, to review the progress of the Group\u2019s ongoing and proposed investments across the State.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The meeting provided a platform to discuss the implementation of major projects being undertaken by the Group in Odisha and identify measures for their timely facilitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discussions also focused on further expansion of the Aditya Birla Group\u2019s presence in sectors where it does not currently have significant operations in the State.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A major outcome of the meeting was the Group\u2019s proposal to expand its greenfield alumina refinery project at Kansariguda in Kashipur Tehsil of Rayagada district. The project is being developed by Hindalco Industries Limited. The refinery was initially envisaged with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum and an investment of approximately \u20b98,000 crore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Considering the long-term potential of the project and the proactive support extended by the Government of Odisha, the Group has proposed an additional investment of approximately \u20b912,000 crore to enhance the refinery\u2019s capacity by another 2 million tonnes per annum. With the proposed expansion, the total capacity of the Kansariguda refinery will increase to 3 million tonnes per annum, with an overall investment of approximately \u20b920,000 crore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The project is expected to generate substantial direct and indirect employment and create further opportunities for local enterprises, service providers and downstream industries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcoming the proposal, Chief Minister Shri Majhi said that Odisha\u2019s mineral strength must translate into greater value addition, advanced manufacturing and quality employment within the State.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He added that aluminium is central to this vision. We intend not only to lead the country in alumina and aluminium production but also to build a globally competitive ecosystem across the entire value chain, from refining and primary metals to downstream and advanced products.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The expansion of the Kansariguda refinery will further strengthen this momentum and reinforce Odisha\u2019s position as India\u2019s leading metals and metallurgy hub, the CM emphasised.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Chief Minister assured the Group of continued support from the State Government for the timely implementation and expansion of its projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He further outlined that the Government would work closely with the company to facilitate land, infrastructure, utilities, statutory approvals and other project requirements through a coordinated approach.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The meeting also reviewed the Group\u2019s existing and proposed investments across aluminium, alumina, chemicals, cement, renewable energy, textiles and apparel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discussions further covered possible investments in copper refining, copper-clad laminates and printed circuit boards, technical textiles, paints, jewellery manufacturing and advanced aluminium products.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Kansariguda expansion is expected to further strengthen Odisha\u2019s position as a leading destination for metals, mineral processing and value-added manufacturing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-03-976x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-03-976x1024.jpeg 976w, https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-03-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-03-768x806.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/odishanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KUMAR-03.jpeg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aditya Birla Group Proposes \u20b912,000 Crore Investment for Expansion of Kansariguda Alumina Refinery Refinery Capacity to be Enhanced from 1 to 3 MTPA Aluminium Central to our Vision of Metal&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17208,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17202\/revisions\/17208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}