Sustainability
 
 
Who We Are

Novelis is the world’s largest producer of rolled aluminum and the global leader in beverage can recycling. We produce the highest-quality aluminum sheet and foil products for customers in automotive, transportation, packaging, electronics, construction and printing.

Our Operations

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At Novelis, our teams apply industry-leading knowledge and experience to find solutions and develop breakthrough process innovations that drive excellence across our operations. Our commitment to delivering consistent, premium quality products and providing unique capabilities to customers keeps us focused on:

  • recycling, molten metal and advanced solidification technology
  • streamlining critical manufacturing units using step changes in process efficiency
  • improving control over product quality
  • reducing production waste and inefficiency.

To accomplish these objectives, we operate a range of different manufacturing facilities, and we are expanding our capacity to collect and recycle aluminum.

For an overview of our locations and number of employees, see Who We Are.

Expanding Our Recycling Operations

We are investing in our operations in order to reach our 80% recycling goal, including making major investments in several facilities to increase recycling capacity:

  • Pinda, Brazil: $15 million investment providing 66 kt extra capacity in the first half of 2011
  • Alunorf, Germany: $18 million investment providing 50 kt extra capacity by late 2011
  • Yeongju, Korea: $54 million investment reaching 220 kt capacity in 2013
  • Pieve, Italy: $15.8 million investment adding 15 kt capacity by year-end 2012.

Learn more about our commitment to improve all areas that our operations impact:

 
 

"The manufacturing phase of the aluminum product life cycle is at the heart of our business. At Novelis, our key priorities within manufacturing are keeping our people safe, healthy and engaged, managing our operations in the most environmentally sound way possible and providing quality products to our customers."


Tom Walpole

Senior Vice President and President, Novelis North America