Novelis Inc's Business Segments

We are the world’s leading aluminum rolled products producer. We are also the global leader in the recycling of aluminum. We are the only known company of our size and scope focused solely on aluminum rolled products markets and capable of local supply of technologically sophisticated aluminum products in all four major industrialized continents: North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

North America
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis North America operates eight aluminum rolled products facilities, including two fully dedicated recycling facilities and one facility with recycling operations; and manufactures a broad range of aluminum sheet and light gauge products. End-use markets for this segment include beverage and food cans, containers and packaging, automotive and other transportation applications, architectural and other industrial applications. The majority of North America’s volumes are currently directed toward the beverage can sheet market.

Recycling is important in the manufacturing process and we have three facilities in North America that re-melt post-consumer aluminum and recycled process material. Most of the recycled material is from UBCs and automotive scrap, and the material is cast into sheet ingot at our plants in Greensboro, Georgia; Berea, Kentucky; and Oswego, New York. Additionally, our Logan Aluminum joint venture facility ("Logan facility") in Russellville, Kentucky is a manufacturer of aluminum sheet products for the can stock market and operates modern and high-speed equipment for ingot casting, hot-rolling, cold-rolling and finishing.
In response to the lightweighting trend in the automotive industry, we have expanded our Oswego, New York facility by constructing three automotive finishing lines and supporting automotive scrap recycling capabilities.

Europe
Headquartered in Küsnacht, Switzerland, Novelis Europe operates ten aluminum rolled product facilities, including two fully dedicated recycling facilities and two facilities with recycling operations; and manufactures a broad range of sheet and foil products. We also have distribution centers in Italy and sales offices in several European countries. End-use markets for this segment include beverage and food can, automotive, architectural and industrial products, foil and technical products and lithographic sheet. Beverage and food can represent the largest end-use market in terms of shipment volume for Europe. Operations include our 50% joint venture interest in Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf), which is the world’s largest aluminum rolling and remelt facility. Alunorf supplies high quality can stock, foilstock and feeder stock for finishing at our other European operations.
We have built a fully integrated recycling facility at our Nachterstedt, Germany plant, which commissioned in fiscal 2015 and is the largest aluminum recycling facility in the world. Additionally, a second automotive finishing line at our Nachterstedt, Germany facility was commissioned in fiscal 2016, to further expand our production of aluminum automotive sheet products in Europe.

Asia
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Novelis Asia operates five aluminum rolled product facilities, including three facilities with recycling operations; and manufactures a broad range of sheet and light gauge products. End-use markets include beverage and food cans, electronics, architectural, automotive, foil, industrial and other products. The beverage can market represents the largest end-use market in terms of volume. Recycling is an important part of our operations with recycling facilities at both the Ulsan and Yeongju, South Korea plants. Additionally, we have a facility in Binh Duong, Vietnam, which handles the collection and processing of UBCs.
In response to the growing demand in the broader Asia region, we expanded our aluminum rolling operations beginning in fiscal 2014 and our recycling operations in fiscal 2013 in South Korea. The move is designed to rapidly bring to market high-quality aluminum rolling capacity aligned with the projected needs of a growing customer base. The expansion includes the construction of a state-of-the-art recycling center primarily for UBCs and a casting operation.

South America
Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Novelis South America operates two aluminum rolled product facilities, including one facility with recycling operations; and manufactures a broad range of can sheet, industrial sheet and light gauge products. The main markets are beverage and food can, specialty, industrial, foil and other packaging and transportation end-use applications. Beverage can represents the largest end-use application in terms of shipment volume.