# Novelis

> Novelis turns primary and recycled aluminum into sheet and plate for beverage packaging, vehicles, aircraft and industrial products. A Hindalco subsidiary headquartered in Atlanta, it combines rolling mills, alloy development and customer scrap-return systems across four continents. Fiscal 2026 net sales were $18.434 billion; its $5 billion Bay Minette plant is commissioning, with commercial shipments targeted for the second quarter of 2027.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, United States
- **Founders:** Alcan Inc. (Former parent; created Novelis through a corporate separation completed in January 2005)
- **Products:** Beverage packaging sheet, Automotive aluminum sheet and Advanz alloys, Aerospace sheet and plate, Specialty rolled aluminum, Closed-loop recycling
- **Notable:** Recycled more than 85 billion used beverage cans in FY2026., Average recycled content increased from 33% in FY2011 to 61% in FY2026; FY2025 was 63%., Produced the first cold-mill coil at Bay Minette, announced October 7, 2026.

## Products & services

- **Beverage packaging sheet** — Rolled aluminum for can bodies, ends, tabs and other beverage packaging; customers convert the sheet into containers.
- **Automotive aluminum sheet and Advanz alloys** — Body, structural and closure materials, with alloy development and customer scrap-return programs.
- **Aerospace sheet and plate** — Qualified aluminum products for aircraft applications, including Airbus wing skins, plate and sheet.
- **Specialty rolled aluminum** — Materials for building, industrial, transport, packaging and consumer applications.
- **Closed-loop recycling** — Customer production scrap is segregated, returned, remelted, cast and rolled into material for new production.
- **Advanced coated aluminum for batteries and energy storage** — Expanded portfolio for enclosures, casings and bus bars; water-based coil coatings support formability, corrosion protection and application-specific insulation.

## Achievements

- Recycled more than 85 billion used beverage cans in FY2026.
- Average recycled content increased from 33% in FY2011 to 61% in FY2026; FY2025 was 63%.
- Produced the first cold-mill coil at Bay Minette, announced October 7, 2026.
- Zhenjiang received the Airbus Quality Champion award in October 2026 and achieved Aero Excellence Bronze status.
- Oswego hot mill restarted in early June 2026 after two 2025 fires.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 15: Zhenjiang plant named Airbus Quality Champion; Aero Excellence Bronze status also reported.
- **2026-10** — October 7: first cold-mill coil produced at the $5 billion Bay Minette plant; commercial shipments targeted for Q2 calendar 2027, subject to commissioning and customer qualification.
- **2026-09** — September 17: expanded coated aluminum portfolio for battery and stationary energy storage applications.
- **2026-08** — Q1 FY2027: net sales $5.793 billion, net income $164 million, adjusted EBITDA $516 million, adjusted free cash outflow $1.134 billion; Oswego hot mill had restarted in early June.

## Links

- Website: https://novelis.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/novelis/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Novelis
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NovelisInc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novelisinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovelisInc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22