Hans News Service Jharsuguda

VedantaAluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, partnered with manufacturing deep-tech incubator V-Spark to host the MetALverse tech showcase in Jharsuguda. The company also announced alliances with tech leaders like OpenAI, Microsoft, and SAP. Together, they will deploy AI, digitalisation, and automation solutions to unlock up to Rs 2,100 crore across Vedanta Aluminium’s operations.

Vedanta Aluminium’s MetALverse event united global tech leaders, startups, and experts to accelerate breakthrough industrial technologies. This collaborative platform will evaluate, pilot, and scale next-generation solutions across the company’s value chain. The initiative aims to unlock a Rs 2,100 crore opportunity by boosting plant productivity, cutting costs, ensuring asset reliability, and driving sustainability.

Vedanta Aluminium and V-Spark have partnered to fast-track deep tech innovations from the lab to real-world industrial use. By using Vedanta’s massive, fully integrated manufacturing plants as a mega testing ground, the partnership aims to turn promising new technologies into industry-ready solutions and build a powerful, AI-driven manufacturing ecosystem.

“India’s manufacturing sector is entering a defining decade where the future belongs to companies combining scale with intelligence, sustainability, and innovation,” said Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Non-Executive Director of Vedanta Limited and Chairperson of Hindustan Zinc. Akarsh Hebbar, Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Vedanta Aluminium and Chairman of V-Spark DeepTech Ventures, stated that the biggest opportunity in industrial innovation is scaling new technologies for measurable business value. “AI allows industrial companies to transform how they access knowledge, make decisions, and manage operations,” said Pinak Dattaray, Founder & CEO of Ripik.AI.