Hindalco delivers 10,000 EV battery enclosures to Mahindra from new Chakan facility 

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Hindalco Industries Ltd, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, announced today the successful delivery of 10,000 aluminium battery enclosures to Mahindra for their BE 6 and XEV 9e electric SUVs. The company also unveiled its new EV component manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune.

The shares of Hindalco Industries were trading at ₹623, down by ₹5.35 or 0.85 per cent on the NSE today at 1.20 pm.

The state-of-the-art facility, built with a ₹500-crore investment across 5 acres, marks Hindalco’s entry into the EV component sector. It currently has capacity to produce 80,000 enclosures annually, with plans to double production to 160,000 units. Over 3,000 Mahindra EVs using these aluminium battery packs are already on Indian roads.

According to Hindalco’s Managing Director Satish Pai, the battery enclosures offer up to 40 per cent weight reduction compared to traditional steel designs, improving the vehicle range by 8-10 per cent, while enhancing crash safety and thermal management.

The Chakan facility employs a nearly all-woman workforce as machine operators and is expected to generate up to 1,000 jobs, aligning with the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Hindalco plans to expand its capabilities to serve other Indian and global OEMs, offering aluminium components for both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles as India’s EV value chain continues to develop.

Published on April 25, 2025