Embraer Signs India MoUs With Hindalco and Adani to Build Supply Chain, Plan E175 Assembly

Overview

• On February 20, Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindalco to evaluate producing aerospace‑grade aluminum in India to support its industrial initiatives.
• Embraer says the effort aims to identify domestic partners who could become suppliers and to accelerate the development of India’s aerospace industrial base.
• On February 21, Embraer and Adani Defence & Aerospace signed an expanded memorandum outlining cooperation that includes a prospective E175 final assembly line in India under the country’s Regional Transport Aircraft effort.
• The Adani agreement also covers supply chain development, after‑sales services, pilot training, and pursuit of orders, with the MoU signed by Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto and Jeet Adani in the presence of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Minister Piyush Goyal.
• Hindalco, part of the Aditya Birla Group and parent to Novelis, has integrated aluminum capabilities from bauxite mining to rolling and recycling that position it as a potential aerospace materials supplier.