Bhubaneswar: Hindalco Industries Ltd has introduced EV (electric vehicle) bulkers at its Aditya Aluminium plant in Odisha for supplying one million tonne of fly ash to the cement industry in the region over the next five years.
The flagship metals company of the Aditya Birla Group also launched two EV recharge stations near the fly ash loading point as part of its endeavour towards green transportation and sustainable operations.
Usage of electric vehicles will help the plant reduce 3,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, and also save Rs 1.5 crore in freight costs.
As part of its global push for sustainability and carbon neutrality, Hindalco aims to replace its diesel vehicles with EVs across all its plants in India. It’s in alignment with Hindalco’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions and reducing scope-3 emissions, and demonstrates its commitment to a circular economy and enhancing value from waste.
Fly ash constitutes about 35% of the volume of cement produced. Hindalco supplies around 4 million tonnes of fly ash across its plants in India to the cement industry.
“By adopting greener transportation options for supplying waste materials to be used as raw material in another industry, we are taking a step closer to realising our vision to achieve zero-waste alumina production across our operations. Each step we take towards sustainability helps reduce our environmental footprint. And every milestone brings us closer to achieving a logistics operation that is not only efficient but also responsible and aligned with our organisation’s vision for a sustainable future,” said Kailash Pandey, Head of Sambalpur Cluster, Hindalco Industries Ltd.
Sukanta Das, President & Chief Logistics Officer, Hindalco, said this initiative marks an important milestone with the first set of EVs being inducted into the transportation fleet.
“These EVs will play a pivotal role in transporting our critical waste, Fly Ash, to the cement industry as an input material, contributing not only to a greener transportation system but also to the circular economy,” said Das.
