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Contract with SBB extended until 2028, ensuring environmentally friendly aluminium rail transport between Göttingen, Germany and Sierre, Switzerland

Novelis and SBB Cargo Switzerland are continuing their successful collaboration. SBB will continue to handle aluminium transport between Novelis sites in Göttingen (Germany) and Sierre (Switzerland). The contract extension through the end of 2028 now includes, in addition to the existing commitment of SBB Cargo Switzerland, the German section of the route, which will be taken over by SBB Cargo International in the future.

For over a decade, SBB Cargo has been transporting aluminium ingots and coils on a regular schedule with up to four to five trips per week and around 300,000 tons of material annually. These transports are a central link within Novelis’ European production network, ensuring efficient and climate-friendly material flow between sites and to customers – a key prerequisite for smooth operations along the supply chain. The decision to extend the contract is a clear commitment to reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in rail freight transport.

A Swiss Quality Promise Along the Entire Route

Thanks to the new contractual arrangement, the entire transport chain, from loading to arrival, is now in the hands of the Swiss railway company.

We trust in the experience and quality of SBB,” says Roland Leder, Vice President, Supply Chain, Novelis Europe. “Punctuality is crucial, especially for our just-in-time processes. Rail provides us with the necessary planning reliability – and at the same time a climate-friendly solution.”

Firat Günes, Head of Sales at SBB Cargo Switzerland, adds: “We are pleased that the entire value creation remains with SBB and that a one-stop solution is being offered.”

The new arrangements also enable even closer operational integration: A standardized locomotive type runs continuously between the two plants, while the change of train drivers at the border is efficiently organized. The shunting team at the Sierre site and station is also from the region and part of the SBB company, ensuring short distances and direct communication.

A Contribution to Novelis’ Sustainability Goals

By continuing rail transport, Novelis reinforces its commitment to environmentally friendly logistics. “Our goal is not only to produce sustainable aluminium solutions but also to transport them responsibly,” says Leder. Compared to truck transport, rail saves up to 80% CO₂e and reduces traffic in the region, thereby contributing to the decarbonization of the supply chain.

Our commitment and momentum are strong, and the future is bright in Bay Minette.

Construction is progressing every day at our state-of-the-art recycling and rolling mill in Bay Minette, Alabama. From the steel structure reaching near-completion to equipment installation activities, Novelis Bay Minette is well on its way to becoming the most advanced, sustainable aluminum recycling and rolling facility in the world.

This project is more than a plant – it’s a long-term investment in U.S. manufacturing, sustainability, and the future of aluminum recycling and rolling. We’re building not just infrastructure, but opportunities: thousands of construction jobs today and hundreds of high-quality careers for generations to come.

We’re incredibly proud of the progress our teams and partners are making every single day, and we look forward to continuing to share updates as we move closer to commissioning this plant in the second half of 2026.

UK’s first hydrogen trial in aluminium recycling confirms technical feasibility and earns top global recognition for innovation in hard-to-decarbonize sectors at the IEA Hydrogen TCP Awards of Excellence 2025.

Warrington, UK /27 August 2025 – Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, today announced that it has successfully completed the UK’s first full-scale hydrogen fuel switching demonstration in the aluminium industry at its Latchford plant, marking a major step toward industrial decarbonization.

The two-week trial, funded by the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)Industrial Fuel Switching (IFS) Competition, involved converting a natural gas furnace to operate flexibly on hydrogen.

This trial has been a major achievement for our team. It demonstrated that we can adapt our existing infrastructure to run on hydrogen without compromising safety, quality, or performance. It’s a practical step forward in reducing our site’s carbon footprint and preparing for a low-carbon future.

Allan Sweeny, Plant Manager at Novelis Latchford

The demonstration confirmed that hydrogen can be safely delivered and combusted in aluminium recycling furnaces. Existing infrastructure was successfully adapted, product quality remained consistent, and dual-fuel burners allowed for operational flexibility. Novelis partnered with Progressive Energy to deliver the project over a two-year period.

In recognition of this achievement, the project was awarded the IEA Hydrogen TCP Award of Excellence 2025, presented in Busan, South Korea. The award highlights innovations in hydrogen technologies for hard-to-decarbonize sectors and sustainable fuels. Novelis was selected as the first winner among 13 global entries. The ceremony took place during the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) event, attended by energy leaders and government officials from over 24 countries including the US, UK, Germany, China, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, and the European Commission.

The trial also underscored the need for robust infrastructure to support bulk hydrogen supply and distribution. Mechanisms like the UK’s Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (LCHA) are a positive start, but widespread transport and storage networks will be essential for industrial decarbonization in the North-West.

The successful execution of this program gives Novelis the technical confidence to eliminate up to 45,000 tonnes of direct CO₂ emissions annually at the Latchford site, contingent on hydrogen availability. Future deployment depends on connection to the HyNet hydrogen network, expected from 2031, or on-site electrolytic production.

In parallel, Novelis is investing approximately $90 million to double the recycling capacity for used beverage cans (UBCs) at Latchford. This expansion will increase capacity by 85 kilotonnes per year and reduce Novelis Europe’s CO₂e emissions by more than 350,000 tonnes annually.

As part of its Novelis 3×30 vision, the company has set ambitious sustainability targets to achieve by the end of 2030, including increasing recycled content to 75% from today’s 63%, reducing carbon emissions to less than 3 tonnes CO2e per tonne aluminium shipped, and continuing to lead the industry to circularity through first-mover investments. These are in addition to the company’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner.

For more information: Significant step toward carbon-neutral production: Novelis successfully tests industrial scale use of hydrogen in a recycling furnace

About The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provides dedicated leadership focused on delivering security of energy supply, ensuring properly functioning markets, greater energy efficiency and seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries.

The Novelis – HyNet Industrial Fuel Switching is part of the Department’s £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio which provides funding for low-carbon technologies and systems and aims to decrease the costs of decarbonisation helping enable the UK to end its contribution to climate change.

Collaboration aims to advance industrial production of automotive skin aluminium alloy with recycled content over 95%.

Novelis and The Future is NEUTRAL have joined forces to scale up the industrial production of a circular aluminium alloy containing over 95% recycled content – including more than 50% post-consumer scrap from end-of-life vehicles.
By integrating greater volumes of post-consumer scrap into the automotive value chain, the collaboration between Novelis and The Future is NEUTRAL aims to pioneer a new era of circularity in the automotive industry.

Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, and The Future is NEUTRAL, the first 360° circular economy enterprise in the automotive world, announced their collaboration on a circular end-of-life recycling solution. This partnership aims to push the boundaries of recycled content in automotive aluminium sheet to at least 95%, including a minimum of 50% scrap from end-of-life vehicles.

Novelis already supplies carmakers with products made from up to 85% recycled aluminium for outer skin panels and forming-critical applications in vehicles. Building on this success, the partnership between Novelis and The Future is NEUTRAL seeks to achieve even higher recycled content, leveraging The Future is NEUTRAL’s expertise in sourcing and segregating end-of-life vehicle scrap.

At Novelis, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of high recycled content aluminium and reducing the carbon footprint of our solutions. By 2030, we aim for 75% average recycled content in our products and to be the lowest emissions flat rolled products (FRP) aluminium provider with less than 3 tonnes CO2 emissions per tonne of FRP. Collaborations with strong partners like The Future is NEUTRAL are crucial to achieving these goals by retrieving greater volumes and high-quality aluminium scrap from end-of-life vehicles.

Michael Hahne, Vice President, Commercial, Novelis Europe

Aluminium is an excellent material for reducing the weight of vehicles and batteries. Recycling aluminium uses only 5% of the energy required for primary aluminium production and reduces CO2 emissions by more than 90%. The automotive industry is increasingly seeking competitive solutions to source low-carbon aluminium. Our goal is to provide them with circular recycled materials sourced from end-of-life vehicles. Our partnership with Novelis enables us to combine our expertise in automotive circularity to serve this purpose and position both companies at the forefront of this initiative.

Xavier Kaufman, Chief Business Officer, The Future is NEUTRAL

Closing The Loop Together

Novelis and The Future is NEUTRAL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the industrialization of their recycling solution. The partners aim to integrate sufficient volumes of valuable automotive aluminium feedstock from end-of-life vehicles into the value chain to meet the needs of the automotive industry and prevent downcycling.

The companies are jointly seeking to further optimize the quantity and quality of post-consumer automotive aluminium scrap, as well as its transformation processes. The Future is NEUTRAL has expertise in the collection, dismantling and sorting of end-of-life materials, including aluminium, whilst Novelis is a world leader in aluminium recycling and supplier of innovative, low-carbon aluminium products with high recycled content.

The shared objective is to build a competitive industrial offering of high-recycled-content aluminium automotive sheet made with a maximum of post-consumer scrap from end-of-life vehicles, able to supply the European automotive industry for mass production.

Multi-year agreement includes expanded supply of aluminum products

Novelis has signed a new multi-year contract with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer at the Paris Air Show. The agreement covers the supply of aluminum plates, sheets, and an increasing number of pre-cut shapes used across all Embraer aircraft programs.

The renewed contract reflects Embraer’s continued confidence in Novelis’ expertise and marks a significant step towards more sustainable aerospace manufacturing: The growing application of pre-cut shapes improves the overall “buy-to-fly” ratio – reducing raw material needs, minimizing waste, and optimizing metal utilization throughout the production process.

This agreement marks a continued growth of a long-standing and highly successful partnership between Novelis and Embraer, built on decades of collaboration, trust, and shared commitment to excellence.

Roberto Chaves, Executive Vice-President of Global Procurement & Supply Chain of Embraer

Our close partnership with Embraer is built on technical innovation, reliability, and a shared vision for a more sustainable aerospace industry. By expanding our product offering, we are supporting Embraer in manufacturing more efficiently economically and environmentally. It’s a win-win for both companies and for our shared vision to decarbonization.

Johan Petry, Vice President, Global Aerospace & Industrial Plate, Novelis

The continued collaboration between Novelis and Embraer is part of a long-term commitment to driving sustainability and innovation across the aerospace supply chain.

Materials and Recycling Expertise Supporting Resource-Efficient Aerospace Components

Novelis is participating in the Paris Air Show 2025, the world’s premier aerospace exhibition taking place June 16-22 in Le Bourget, France showcasing aluminum lightweighting solutions.

Drawing on decades of experience in aerospace applications, Novelis showcases its developments in high-performance aluminum solutions for lightweight structures.

A key feature of Novelis’ showcase is the “Low Carbon Rib-Demonstrator,” developed in collaboration with GKN Aerospace. This prototype structural aircraft component is made with up to 90% recycled aluminum input. Initial assessments indicate that this may potentially reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 80% versus current production. While still in the demonstration phase, this project highlights the potential for more sustainable approaches in aerospace manufacturing. The pioneering innovation case is a first step; while not yet commercial, it lays the groundwork for near-future applications.

Novelis´aerospace portfolio with advanced aluminum plate and sheet for fuselage and wing structures, being qualified to supply 90%+ of today’s flying demand.

At Novelis, we believe that circularity and innovation go hand in hand. Our Low Carbon Rib-Demonstrator shows the potential for recycled materials to fulfill the rigorous demands of aerospace applications, while reducing environmental impact. We are proud to work alongside industry leaders to accelerate the transformation to a more circular aerospace industry.

Johan Petry, Vice President, Global Aerospace & Industrial Plate, Novelis

These milestones underscore our long-standing commitment to customer collaboration. As part of our Vision 3×30, we’re deepening partnerships to accelerate circularity.

Stockholm-based packaging tech company, Meadow, is announcing a new partnership with Novelis, a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling.

Under a recently signed agreement, Novelis will become part of the packaging technology provider’s network of supply chain partners for aluminium.

The agreement supports the mutual goal of increasing recycled material used in the production of Meadow’s aluminium pre-fill solution – the MEADOW KAPSUL™ – creating a circular, more sustainable product for the global consumer packaging market. Novelis joins Ball Corporation, DRT Holdings and C-CARE as another industry leading partner in Meadow’s supply chain, reinforcing Meadow’s ability to deliver its aluminum prefill solution at scale through a robust and trusted industrial ecosystem.

Novelis is the world’s largest recycler of aluminium and a leading provider of flat-rolled aluminium products, operating in 9 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia with 31 manufacturing facilities. The company recycles approximately 2.3 million metric tons of aluminium scrap annually, including 84 billion used beverage cans, making it a critical player in the global transition to a circular economy.

Meadow has committed to further collaboration with Novelis on a number of innovation and commercial initiatives as part of their strategic partnership, united by a shared focus on creating sustainable solutions that tackle the global waste crisis and increase circularity.

Aluminium is already one of the most recyclable materials in the world, with 75% of all aluminium ever produced remaining in circulation today. It can be recycled infinitely without loss of quality, requiring up to 95% less energy than producing primary aluminium. This collaboration emphasizes Novelis’ and Meadow’s commitment to expanding the circular properties of aluminium into the consumer-packaged goods market.

Meadow CEO & Co-Founder Victor Ljungberg comments: “Working with Novelis marks another exciting milestone for Meadow; as a world leader in aluminium recycling and rolling, Novelis brings not only deep industrial expertise, but the scale and reliability needed to support our continued commercial growth. Crucially, it strengthens the sustainability of our value chain, creating one of the most circular packaging solutions available today, and brings us closer to our end goal of eliminating linear packaging.”

Novelis Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Greg Schlicht comments: “We are proud to work with Meadow to deliver a sustainable packaging option for consumer household products across the globe. Meadow’s focus on reducing waste and improving circularity aligns perfectly with our vision to advance aluminium as the material of choice with circular solutions. Together, we are developing innovative products to create a more circular and sustainable future.”

Strategic Partnership Driving Innovation in Sustainable Aluminium Solutions

The VELUX Group, a global leader in roof windows and skylights and Novelis has signed a long-term commercial agreement to accelerate decarbonization in the building industry. This strategic partnership for low-carbon solutions will see VELUX roof windows and accessories manufactured using flat-rolled aluminium made from over 70% recycled content.

This agreement builds on a 2022 letter of intent to strengthen a shared ambition: reducing CO₂e emissions to a level of < 3 kg CO₂ eq/kg of flat-rolled aluminium used in VELUX roof window coverings and accessories by 2030. The partnership is a shining example of Novelis’ commitment to our Vision 3×30.

This agreement really demonstrates our strong commitment to reach this very ambitious goal within just five years. It also secures the steady supply for several years of a key roof window material with a desirably low carbon footprint. With more than 70% recycled content, this Novelis aluminium is key for our efforts to decarbonise VELUX products.

Klaus Lorentzen, Senior Vice President Products and Innovation, VELUX Group

This partnership with VELUX is a catalyst for transformation and we have made significant progress together in developing alloys that not only meet demanding performance standards but also support a circular economy. At Novelis, we are proud to lead the aluminium industry in advancing high-recycled-content alloys. Partnering with strong brands like VELUX is a testament for sustainable innovation. By giving aluminium scrap new life again and again, we are working towards our 3x30 Vision by becoming the world´s lowest-emissions provider of flat-rolled aluminium.

Michael Hahne, Vice President of Commercial, Novelis Europe

Aluminium is an essential material in VELUX roof windows, particularly for external protection. However, it also represents a major contributor to the company’s scope 3 emissions – those generated across its value chain. By shifting to aluminium with high recycled content, VELUX is taking a major step toward decarbonizing its products.

Recycling aluminium can reduce emissions by up to 95% compared to primary aluminium. The aluminium alloy provided by Novelis to VELUX is specifically optimized for use in roof window production.

Pushing boundaries for low-carbon building materials

Novelis is a leader in driving low-carbon aluminium solutions and has been a supplier to VELUX for more than 40 years. Since 2022, the companies have been collaborating closely to reduce the carbon footprint of the aluminium used in VELUX products. To date, more than 50% of the aluminium supplied by Novelis to VELUX has been replaced with high recycled content, and the partners are working on increasing this amount steadily in the coming years.

Together, VELUX and Novelis are not just reducing emissions – they’re reshaping the future of decarbonize building materials.

For more information please read the official Press Release

Check out this brief video update on our Bay Minette project, which continues to progress on schedule and remains on track to become operational in the second half of 2026.

Key updates featured in this video include:

Arrival and installation of major equipment, including our heaviest pieces – the hot mill housings

Ongoing foundation and excavation work across the site

A current on-site workforce of approximately 1,000 contractors, with that number expected to double by year’s end

In parallel with construction, our teams are actively engaging in operational readiness activities – hiring key talent, developing training programs, and putting systems and processes in place to ensure a smooth start-up. We’ve begun detailed planning and early preparations to support equipment commissioning, product qualifications, and eventual ramp-up of operations.

Earth Day is a time to reflect on our collective responsibility to protect and preserve the planet. At Novelis, we are committed to driving sustainable practices and reducing our environmental impact, and this year’s theme—Our Power, Our Planet—resonates with our ongoing work toward renewable and clean energy solutions. As a global leader in aluminum recycling and rolling, we know that transitioning to renewable energy sources and embracing circularity are essential for a more sustainable future.

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