Yantra India Limited to Build 10,000 Tonne Aluminium Extrusion Press at Nagpur

Yantra India Limited will host a new 10,000 tonne aluminium extrusion press at its Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari, in Nagpur, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performing the Bhoomi Pujan on June 19, 2026. The press will feed a fresh line of high strength aluminium production for India's defence and aerospace needs.

Who Will Be Present

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will attend. Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeev Kumar joins him, along with senior officials of the Department of Defence Production and the company.

Why a 10,000 Tonne Press Matters

The number is the story. Large aluminium alloy extrusions, made to the strength and tolerances that military and aerospace platforms demand, have stayed an import heavy segment for Indian manufacturers. A 10,000 tonne press sits near the heavier end of the global capability band. Putting one inside an ordnance facility pulls that capacity into the domestic chain.

It feeds the wider indigenisation drive, the kind that pushed defence production to a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26.

Yantra India Limited and the Ordnance Estate

Yantra India Limited was carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board during the 2021 corporatisation of India's ordnance estate. It runs eight factories that turn out munitions, artillery hardware, components and engineering products. The Ambajhari plant in Nagpur is its headquarters and one of its core sites.

Cutting the Import Bill

Aluminium extrusions feed airframes, missile bodies and armoured platforms. The same material logic runs through programmes like the Made in India C-295 transport aircraft, where domestic airframe content is the goal. Making the extrusions at home shortens lead times.

The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Push

The government has cast the press as a national asset under Aatmanirbhar Bharat, its drive for self reliance in defence manufacturing, the defence ministry said. It follows a record production year and deeper defence manufacturing ties with partners such as Thailand. The Ambajhari complex already anchors the company's munitions and engineering output.