{"id":57326,"date":"2026-07-11T15:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/?p=57326"},"modified":"2026-07-11T15:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:06:53","slug":"kumar-mangalam-birla-meets-odisha-chief-minister-mohan-charan-majhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2026\/07\/11\/kumar-mangalam-birla-meets-odisha-chief-minister-mohan-charan-majhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumar Mangalam Birla Meets Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aditya Birla Group Proposes \u20b912,000 Crore Investment for Expansion of Kansariguda Alumina Refinery<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Refinery Capacity to be Enhanced from 1 to 3 MTPA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aluminium Central to our Vision of Metal Value Addition &#8211; CM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhubaneswar, 11\/07\/2026 ( Odisha Samachar \/ Rajat Mohapatra )-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.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-57327 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-1-286x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-1-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-1.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Discussions 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57328 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-3-300x203.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-3-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-3-110x75.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-3.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The refinery was initially envisaged with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum and an investment of approximately \u20b98,000 crore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Considering 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project is expected to generate substantial direct and indirect employment and create further opportunities for local enterprises, service providers and downstream industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcoming the proposal,\u00a0 Chief Minister Shri Majhi said that Odisha\u2019s mineral strength must translate into greater value addition, advanced manufacturing and quality employment within the State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0He 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57329 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-2-300x147.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-2-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-2.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chief Minister assured the Group of continued support from the State Government for the timely implementation and expansion of its projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57330 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-4-300x143.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-4-300x143.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/B-4.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting also reviewed the Group\u2019s existing and proposed investments across aluminium, alumina, chemicals, cement, renewable energy, textiles and apparel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Discussions further covered possible investments in copper refining, copper-clad laminates and printed circuit boards, technical textiles, paints, jewellery manufacturing and advanced aluminium products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kansariguda expansion is expected to further strengthen Odisha\u2019s position as a leading destination for metals, mineral processing and value-added manufacturing.<\/p>\n","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 Value Addition &#8211; CM Bhubaneswar, 11\/07\/2026 ( Odisha Samachar \/ Rajat Mohapatra )-Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi today held a discussion with Mr. Kumar &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[42,40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57326"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57331,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57326\/revisions\/57331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}