According to a report on February 24, Vedanta Aluminium Business has launched its low carbon, green aluminium brand named ‘Restora’, with two product lines – Restora (low carbon aluminium) and Restora Ultra (ultra-low carbon aluminium). This brand is not only Vedanta’s but India’s first low carbon green aluminium product lines for customers worldwide, representing a remarkable step towards its commitment of achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Both the products under the brand are officially assessed and verified as low carbon aluminium by an independent, global verification assurance firm.
Vedanta’s main goal of introducing a brand like Restora is to address the fast-growing global demand for low carbon aluminium. The products under the brand, with GHG emission intensity well below 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of aluminium, are being manufactured at the company’s world-class aluminium smelter using renewable energy.
Restora Ultra is produced of aluminium recovered from dross through Vedanta’s partnership with Runaya Refining, one of India’s fast-growing manufacturing start-ups focused on creating innovative solutions. Hence, the product line under Restora Ultra also represents Vedanta’s commitment of achieving ‘zero-waste’.
Vedanta’s both Restora and Restora Ultra products can be custom-made as Billets, Primary Foundry Alloy (PFA), Wire Rods, Slabs, P1020 Ingots, and more, in accordance with the needs of the end-use industries.
Rahul Sharma, CEO - Aluminium Business, Vedanta Ltd., said, "The launch of Restora, marks a proud moment in our commitment to decarbonize our operations as well as provide our customers an unmatched competitive advantage with sustainable aluminium products. Our holistic solutions are market-responsive and tailored to support evolving needs of customers. Restora has a GHG emission intensity which is almost half of the global threshold for low carbon aluminium. With consumers becoming increasingly conscious of the provenance of the products they use, Vedanta's Restora will provide them the assurance that the aluminium they purchase has amongst the lowest carbon footprints in the world."
Speaking about co-creating Restora Ultra, Annanya Agarwal, co-founder, Runaya, added, "We are delighted to collaborate with Vedanta to create this innovative new product. With near-zero carbon footprint Restora Ultra is a shining example of the value-creation that happens when we bring together innovation and leading-edge technologies for true business sustainability. Runaya has been working towards disrupting the linear economy model by building in principles of circularity and sustainability into the design of the resources industry."
Vedanta Aluminium reduced its GHG emissions intensity by 21 per cent in FY21 while almost tripling its production. Currently, it produces one of the largest ranges of aluminium and value-added product offerings. Vedanta is India’s largest producer and exporter of aluminium billets, and the world’s largest producer of wire rods, excluding China.
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