Sharvaya Metals commissions 10-inch Aluminium Extrusion Press, expands defence-aerospace manufacturing capability

Ahilyanagar: Sharvaya Metals Limited commissions its new 10-inch aluminium extrusion facility at Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, marking the completion of its integrated alloy-to-component manufacturing chain. The facility, formally inaugurated on October 5, is aimed at expanding the company’s capabilities in high-value aluminium products for defence, aerospace, railways, electric vehicles and engineering applications.

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The new extrusion line combines a 10-inch billet aluminium extrusion press with advanced billet heating, online quenching, puller and stretcher systems, ageing facilities and process-control equipment. The setup is designed to manufacture high-strength and precision aluminium extrusions across different alloys while maintaining dimensional consistency and metallurgical performance.

The facility adds a critical manufacturing stage to Sharvaya’s existing capabilities, which include CNC/VMC machining centres, precision inspection equipment and in-house die manufacturing. This allows the company to move from supplying intermediate aluminium products such as ingots and billets towards greater control over finished precision components.

For the defence and aerospace sectors, the move is significant because lightweight, high-strength aluminium alloys are used in applications where structural performance and weight reduction are important. Sharvaya says the new facility is intended to meet customer-specific technical and quality requirements and support high-performance programmes across defence and aerospace.

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The development comes amid a wider push to strengthen domestic manufacturing of critical metal components for strategic industries. In June, the Defence Ministry also initiated a separate 10,000-tonne aluminium extrusion press project at Yantra India Limited’s Ordnance Factory Ambajhari in Nagpur, aimed at producing large, high-strength aluminium alloy profiles for defence, aerospace, missiles and other strategic applications.

Sharvaya’s latest investment therefore adds another private-sector capability to India’s aluminium processing ecosystem, with the company now looking to complete customer qualifications and scale production for defence, aerospace, EV and other high-value engineering programmes.

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