Novelis Inc. is an industrial aluminum company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Novelis is a leading producer of rolled aluminum and the global leader in beverage can recycling. The company serves customers in sectors including beverage cans, automotive, consumer electronics, construction, foil and packaging.
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Company history
The Novelis company was spun off from Canadian mining and aluminum manufacturer, Alcan Inc. and incorporated in 2005. The company was acquired by India's Hindalco Industries for $6 billion in 2007. The acquisition made Hindalco one of the world's top integrated aluminum players. This makes Novelis a member of the Aditya Birla Group.
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Operations
Novelis is the world's largest producer of rolled aluminum sheet, with operations spanning 11 countries and nearly 11,000 employees. Its Oswego Works automotive department is its highest earning site. The company divides its operations into four regions: North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. The regional headquarters are Atlanta, Zurich, Seoul, and Sao Paulo. Novelis also has operations in UK, Germany, Italy, France, Canada, China, Malaysia and Vietnam . Demand for aluminum is increasing with the continued development of emerging nations, urbanization, and the increasing substitution of aluminum for other materials, making expansion a key consideration. The company invested $100 million in its first manufacturing facility in China, which opened in 2014. In response to global demand for aluminum sheet for automotive, electronics and beverage cans, the company has announced capital investments including a $400 million expansion in Asia, a $300 million expansion in Brazil and $200 million expansion in North America. In July 2014, it announced that Reynolds Consumer Products Inc., a subsidiary of the Rank Group of New Zealand, purchased the North American consumer products division of Novelis, for CAD $33.75mn.
Novelis recycles approximately 50 billion cans each year.
Production
Packaging
- Foil packaging
- Closures
- Beverage Cans - Novelis produces sheet aluminum that it sells to the following companies to be made into cans:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Ball Corporation
- Coca-Cola
- GZ Industries Ltd Nigeria
- Rexam
Automotive & Transportation
Aluminum structures and components for transportation products in automotive, automotive heat exchanger and mass transportation. Auto sheet customers include:
- Audi
- BMW
- Ferrari
- Ford
- GM
- Hyundai
- Mercedes-Benz
- Jaguar
- Porsche
- Volvo
- Range Rover
Specialty
- Architecture & Building
- Facade
- Roofing
- Insulation
- Shutters
- Lithography & Printing
- Consumer Goods
- Smartphones, laptops, TV
- Industrial Applications
Sustainability
In 2012, Novelis released its second annual sustainability report. The report stated:
- 19% reduction in energy intensity - halfway to Novelis' 2020 goal of 39 percent
- 11% reduction in water intensity, almost halfway to its goal of 25 percent
- 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, representing significant progress towards reaching its total goal of halving Novelis' absolute GHGs
- 18% improvement towards the company's goal of reducing waste to landfill to zero.
The Novelis report received an A rating from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the world's most widely used framework for sustainability reporting.
Awards and accomplishments
- 2016 and 2017, Oswego works CASH A shift, Operational excellence
- 2013, Novelis was named metals company of the year, and Novelis CEO Phil Martens was named CEO of the year on the Platts Global Metals Awards in London
- 2012, Novelis CEO Phil Martens was named one of the top 25 CEOs in the world by Best Practice Institute
- 2012 Aluminium Awards for Innovation Leadership
- 2012 American Metal Market Award for Aluminum Excellence in Environmental Responsibility in 2012:
- 2012 Georgia Governor's International Award for establishing its Global Research & Technology Center in Kennesaw, GA.
- 2011 Innovation Award from BMW
- 2009 Vision Award from Keep America Beautiful
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External links
- Novelis web site
Source of article : Wikipedia
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