Hindalco Industries, the world's largest aluminium rolling and recycling manufacturer, announced a technical cooperation deal with Metra of Italy to construct high-speed aluminium rail coaches.

According to a statement from the Aditya Birla Group, the alliance aims to share extrusion and fabrication expertise for producing 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.

"We are joining hands with Metra to introduce a new era of aluminium extrusions for passenger trains in the country," said Satish Pai, Managing Director of Hindalco.