New Delhi, 24 February 2022: Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, launched ‘Restora’, its low carbon, ‘green’ aluminium brand, today.The company unveiled two product lines – Restora (lowcarbon aluminium) and Restora Ultra (ultra-low carbon aluminium)under thebrand. Vedanta Aluminium is the first major non-ferrousIndian metals producer to manufacture low carbon products (primary aluminium) for customers worldwide, exhibiting a strong step towards its commitment of achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050. Both products have been verified as low-carbon aluminium post assessment by an independent, global verification assurance firm.
WithRestora, Vedanta Aluminium will address the fast-growing global demand for low carbon aluminium, driven by greater climate consciousness. Vedanta’s Restorais being manufactured at the company’s world-class aluminium smelter using renewable energy. Restorahas a GHG emission intensity that is well below 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) per tonne of aluminium manufactured – the global threshold for aluminium to be considered as low carbon aluminium, and Restora Ultra has an even lower carbon footprint that is amongst the lowest in the world.
Restora Ultra, is made from recovered aluminiumthrough Vedanta’s partnership with Runaya Refining, one of India’s fast-growing manufacturing start-upsfocussed on creating innovative solutions for the resources sector and leverages patentedtechnology licensed from TAHA International S.A.for processing aluminium dross at Vedanta’s plants. Under the Restora Ultra product line, the company will offer aluminium recovered from dross (a by-product of the aluminium smelting process). Restora Ultra is also a testament toVedanta’s sharp focus on ‘zero-waste’ through enhancement of its operational efficiencies.
Vedanta Aluminium has the capability to tailor-make Restora and Restora Ultra as Billets, Primary Foundry Alloy (PFA), Wire Rods, Slabs, P1020 Ingots, and more, customized to the needs of the end-use industries. Vedanta Aluminium already has interest from discerning,environmentally consciouscustomers for the first production volume of 100 kilo tonnes of Restora and Restora Ultra aluminium.
Launching the Restora brand, Rahul Sharma, CEO – Aluminium Business, Vedanta Ltd.,said, “The launch of Restora, marks a proud moment inour commitment todecarbonize our operations as well as provide our customers an unmatched competitive advantage withsustainable aluminium products.Our holistic solutions are market-responsive andtailored 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.”