NEUSS, Germany, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., the
world's largest producer of rolled aluminum and a global leader in
aluminum recycling, today announced the commissioning of its
euro 14 million recycling centre
expansion at Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) in Neuss.
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Hannelore Kraft, Prime Minister
of North Rhine - Westphalia, officially opened the new facility at
a ceremony attended by company representatives, customers and local
officials. The event marked the commissioning of the
twin-chamber melting furnace and processing plant designed to
recycle 50,000 metric tons of aluminum scrap per year to feed the
rolling mills of Alunorf. The plant, which is a joint venture
of Novelis and Hydro Aluminium, is the world's largest aluminum
rolling complex with 2,170 employees.
The new Novelis recycling centre will process aluminum
manufacturing scrap from Novelis' customers across Europe as well as from its own
facilities. It is the second phase of a recycling expansion
project at Alunorf that began in 2009 with the construction of a
similar recycling facility funded by the joint venture partner,
Hydro. With today's commissioning of this most recent
expansion, the combined capacity of the plant's integrated
recycling operations is 100,000 metric tons per year.
"Today's event marks another important milestone in Novelis'
ongoing commitment to recycling and sustainable manufacturing,"
said Tadeu Nardocci, senior vice
president of Novelis Inc. and president of Novelis Europe.
"This new facility brings benefits for the environment, our
customers, our employees and the economy of the region It
also helps ensure a steady source of metal for our rolling
operations here at Norf, while reducing our carbon footprint and
that of our customers. Investments such as this one are a key
component of our global commitment to increasing recycled metal
input to 80% by 2020."
Using recycled aluminum as input material expends only five
percent of the energy required to make aluminum from raw materials,
thus avoiding 95 percent of the greenhouse gases associated with
primary aluminum production.
"The energy-intensive businesses in North Rhine-Westphalia are
important to us as we want to remain an 'Energy state'," noted
Hannelore Kraft. "The last
world economic crisis has clearly shown how important a good
industrial basis is for us as an area. For me it is also
proof of the competitiveness of North Rhine-Westphalia that global
companies such as Novelis make money available for investments at
Alunorf here in Neuss."
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolled products
and aluminum can recycling. The company operates in 11
countries, has nearly 11,000 employees and reported revenue of
$10.6 billion in fiscal year 2011.
Novelis supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to
automotive, transportation, packaging, construction, industrial,
electronics and printing markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia
and South America. Novelis
is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited (BSE: HINDALCO), one
of Asia's largest integrated
producers of aluminum and a leading copper producer. Hindalco
is a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational
conglomerate based in Mumbai,
India. For more information, visit
www.novelis.com.
About Alunorf
Aluminium Norf GmbH is a joint venture of Novelis Deutschland
GmbH and Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH. In the south of the
city of Neuss, more than 2,100 employees produce close to 1.5
million tons of semi-finished flat rolled material. From the coils
supplied by Alunorf, Novelis and Hydro as well as their customers
produce beverage cans and other packaging materials, offset
printing sheets, automotive parts and materials for the building
industry and the transport sector.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this news release which describe Novelis'
intentions, expectations or predictions may be forward-looking
statements within the meaning of securities laws. Examples of
forward-looking statements in this news release include Novelis'
expectations regarding anticipated capacity of the new recycling
facility. Novelis cautions that, by their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. We do not
intend, and we disclaim any obligation, to update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Important risk factors which could
impact outcomes are included under the caption "Risk Factors" in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2011.
SOURCE Novelis Inc.
