Metals
Novelis Inc. began construction on its $2.5 billion recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. The highly advanced facility will create up to 1,000 new jobs and will have an initial 600 kilotonnes of finished aluminum goods capacity per year focused on the beverage container market, with flexibility for automotive production. It also adds a new recycling center for beverage cans, increasing the company’s recycling capacity by 15 billion cans per year when fully operational.
“Through this investment, we want to demonstrate the strength of our growing customer partnerships, the commitment we have to sustainably grow our business, and the innovative, forward-thinking approach we are taking to modern manufacturing,” said Steve Fisher, president and chief executive officer of Novelis.
Novelis has hired its core leadership team to lead the multi-year effort to build the facility. The company is also recruiting for roles in engineering, maintenance, finance, human resources and IT. Interested candidates can visit Novelis’s website to search for available positions or submit their resume for consideration as additional roles are available.
Site work is also underway including earthwork, excavation and piling. Over the next three months, Novelis will construct two new roadways on the site and expand the utility infrastructure necessary to begin building construction. Commissioning of the facility is scheduled for mid-2025. The company selected a leading engineering company as its site layout, engineering and construction contractor, an Alabama-based firm to serve as earthworks contractor, and several manufacturing equipment providers that have longstanding relationships with Novelis across the world.
The company plans to invest $150,000 in south Alabama non-profit organizations over the next six months. To encourage recycling throughout the community, Novelis has launched a partnership with Baldwin County to provide recycling bins and education at all county-owned buildings. The company plans to invest in additional opportunities to encourage and incentivize Alabamans to recycle more often.
Published in the November 2022 Edition
