On March 15, Sunday, Hindalco, the Indian aluminium manufacturing company and a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group, refused to the notice of its aluminium extruded production halt, which was surfaced on the same day. Before this revelation by the Indian aluminium firm, a notice was seen by Reuters and two other sources that it is halting its extruded aluminium output because of the current shortage of gas due to the ongoing supply disruption in the Middle East.

On March 11, a notice by the Aditya Birla Group-owned metal producers declared that it is a "force majeure" for all its extruded aluminium customers due to the limited supply of gas. This product is in high demand for its effective use in electric vehicles, solar panels, electronics and especially in construction.

However, in a release of Press Trust of India on Sunday, it reported that the firm had issued “force majeure” to the consumers because of the claims made by the gas suppliers and it is nothing but just a routine business notification regarding the supply disruption.

Moreover, according to a statement given to Reuters, the firm has denied any halt to its extrusion business. Moreover, the Press Trust of India, on March 15, reported that the Indian aluminium firm is not halting any operations of its aluminium extrusion business.

Due to this gas crisis, because of the rising US-Israeli conflict with Iran, India is currently facing the most severe gas crisis in decades. In response to this, the government has decided to cut gas supplies to industries in order to protect households from potential shortages of cooking gas.

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For the country’s LPG requirements, India relies on imports for around 60 per cent, where 90 per cent of the imports are coming in through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been affected by the recent US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

On March 8, 2026, the government took action by instructing refineries and petrochemical facilities to ramp up LPG production by redirecting propane, butane, propylene and butenes into the LPG pool. Due to these efforts, domestic LPG production has surged by about 25 per cent, and all of this increased output is now being funnelled directly to household consumers.

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The Indian aluminium firm is actively working to reduce the effects of the force majeure event, as mentioned in their notice. Moreover, the firm also mentioned that the aluminium extrusions segment makes up just a tiny fraction of their production capacity and currently, its potential impact is less than 0.1 per cent of their overall operations.

Additionally, the company reassured that all other upstream and downstream activities, including primary aluminium production, are running smoothly, which is possible due to their captive power and alternative energy solutions.

However, an anonymous source, who is not authorised to speak to the media, indicated that the firm's aluminium smelters are still up and running. Nonetheless, the firm is yet to reply to an email requesting comments outside of business hours.

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