Vedanta Aluminium Launches ‘Restora’, India’s First Low Carbon ‘Green’ Aluminium

New Delhi, India – Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has recently introduced ‘Restora’, its low carbon, ‘green’ aluminium brand. Under the brand, the company debuted two product lines: Restora (low carbon aluminium) and Restora Ultra (ultra-low carbon aluminium). Vedanta Aluminium is the first major non-ferrous Indian metals producer to manufacture low carbon products (primary aluminium) for customers around the world, demonstrating a significant step toward its aim to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050. An independent, global verification assurance firm validated both products as low-carbon aluminium after assessment.

The company will use Restora to meet the rapidly expanding worldwide demand for low-carbon aluminium, which is being driven by increased climate consciousness. Vedanta’s Restora is made at the company’s world-class aluminium smelter using renewable energy. It has a GHG emission intensity that is substantially below 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) per tonne of aluminium manufactured – the global criterion for aluminium to be considered low carbon aluminium – and Restora Ultra has an even smaller carbon footprint that is among the world's lowest.

Restora Ultra is made from recovered aluminium as a result of Vedanta’s collaboration with Runaya Refining, one of India’s fast-growing manufacturing start-ups focused on creating innovative solutions for the resources sector, and leverages patented technology licensed from TAHA International SA for processing aluminium dross at Vedanta’s plants. The Restora Ultra product line will include aluminium recovered from dross (a by-product of the aluminium smelting process). Restora Ultra also exemplifies Vedanta’s sharp focus on achieving ‘zero-waste’ through improved operating efficiencies.

Vedanta Aluminium can custom-make Restora and Restora Ultra as Billets, Primary Foundry Alloy (PFA), Wire Rods, Slabs, P1020 Ingots, and other products to meet the needs of end-use industries. For the first production volume of 100 kilo tonnes of Restora and Restora Ultra aluminium, the company has already received interest from discerning, environmentally aware consumers.

Stating that Restora’s launch, is a proud milestone in the company’s mission to decarbonize its operations and give clients an unrivaled competitive advantage through sustainable aluminium products, Rahul Sharma, CEO, Aluminium Business, Vedanta Ltd, said, “Our holistic solutions are market-responsive and tailored to support evolving needs of customers. Restora has a GHG emission intensity which is almost half of the global threshold for low carbon aluminium. With consumers becoming increasingly conscious of the provenance of the products they use, Vedanta’s Restora will provide them the assurance that the aluminium they purchase has amongst the lowest carbon footprints in the world.”

Speaking about co-creating Restora Ultra, Annanya Agarwal, CEO & Co-founder, Runaya, added, “We are delighted to collaborate with Vedanta to create this innovative new product. With near-zero carbon footprint, Restora Ultra is a shining example of the value-creation that happens when we bring together innovation and leading-edge technologies for true business sustainability. Runaya has been working towards disrupting the linear economy model by building in principles of circularity and sustainability into the design of the resources industry.”

Image Source: Vedanta Ltd

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