Aluminium rail coaches: Hindalco ropes in Italian firm for extrusion tech

Hindalco Industries, the world’s largest aluminium rolling and recycling company, on Tuesday said it has signed a technology partnership agreement with Italy-based Metra to manufacture high-speed aluminium rail coaches.

The Aditya Birla group company in a statement said the partnership is aimed at sharing extrusion and fabrication technology for building high-speed aluminium rail coaches.

For the last six decades, Metra has been known for its cutting-edge knowhow in aluminium extrusion, machining and welding, and the collaboration is a pivotal move to bring world-class technology currently limited to Europe, China, Japan and a few other countries to the domestic market.