Vedanta Limited (Aluminium Business)

Join month: January 2023

Website: http://www.vedantalimited.com

Member class: Production & Transformation

Vedanta limited (Aluminium Business) comprises of 1) Alumina refinery at Lanjigarh (Odisha, India), 2) Aluminium Smelter (SEZ) at Jharsuguda (Odisha, India), 3) Aluminium Smelter (DTA) at Jharsuguda (Odisha, India) and 4) Aluminium Smelter Balco, Korba (Chhatishgarh, India) with associated utilities and infrastructure in all the locations.

Vedanta limited – Aluminium Business follows the same policies and sustainability standards as laid down by our parent company Vedanta Resources Ltd. Our robust Sustainable Development Framework includes a suite of sustainability policies, standards and guidance notes which guide our operational and social excellence, advancing business outcomes and the communities and environment where we operate. Vedanta Aluminium aims to reach out to global Aluminium users and demonstrate to external stakeholders, the responsible business practices and sustainable practices resulting from the Certification process.

“Vedanta Aluminium is pleased to join the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) members list. This stands testimony to our sustainability-focused business outlook and reinforces our commitment to grow our business on the bedrock of ESG (environment, social and governance) excellence. Being one of the world’s leading aluminium producers, we recommit to our mission of exploring the limitless potential of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a low carbon future.”

– Rahul Sharma, CEO, Vedanta Limited – Aluminium Business

Certifications

Performance Standard V2 (2017)

• Certificate Number: 279
• Certification Period: 14.04.2023 - 13.04.2026
• Audit Report Public Summary

Certification scope:

• Manufacture and supply of all primary aluminium product in the form of billets, wire rod, primary foundry alloys (PFA), ingot and sow from the Vedanta Aluminium Smelter located within the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. This also includes low carbon primary Aluminium, i.e. Restora and Restora Ultra.

Audit scope supply chain activities:

• Aluminium Smelting
• Aluminium Re-melting/Refining
• Casthouses
• Semi-Fabrication

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Performance Standard V3 (2022)

• Certificate Number: 337
• Certification Period: 24.01.2024 - 23.01.2027
• Audit Report Public Summary

Certification Scope:

• Manufacture and supply of primary aluminium product in the form of ingots, wire rod, billet, primary foundry alloys (PFA), ingot and flat rolled products, including low carbon primary Aluminium (i.e., Restora and Restora Ultra), and the power generation plant at Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.

Audit scope supply chain activities:

• Aluminium Smelting
• Aluminium Re-melting/Refining
• Casthouses
• Semi-Fabrication