INDIA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES —India’s primary aluminium ecosystem is set for a capacity upgrade following a licensing agreement between National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). Under the deal signed in Dubai, NALCO will adopt EGA’s DX+ Ultra smelting technology for a brownfield expansion project at its Anugola facility in Odisha. The project will add 0.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to NALCO’s output, bringing its total annual smelting capability to approximately 1 MTPA.
EGA will supply the state-owned Indian miner with technology licenses, detailed engineering designs, technical information, and operational assistance throughout the project lifecycle. The DX+ Ultra technology uses high-amperage processes engineered to optimize power consumption and reduce operating expenses, helping modernize heavy industrial operations.
NALCO is a central public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, operating integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminium smelting facilities. UAE-based EGA is among the world’s largest premium aluminium producers, operating primary smelters and refining assets while developing proprietary smelting IP.
By deploying energy-efficient technology, NALCO aims to lower carbon intensity and operational expenditures amid rising domestic demand across the automotive, infrastructure, power transmission, and aerospace sectors. For the Middle Eastern technology developer, licensing its industrial intellectual property to South Asia highlights the growing international trade of advanced manufacturing technologies. The expansion supports India's broader industrial policy to build self-reliant raw material supply chains and modern manufacturing hubs.
