We are taking steps today that will have a great impact on the future of our industry and world. Watch the video for a glimpse into what we are working on.

Novelis has been the undisputed global leader in sustainable aluminum product manufacturing for quite some time. We recycle more aluminum than anyone in the world – 2.2 million tonnes per year. Over the past 10 years, we’ve invested more than $700 million to expand our aluminum recycling operations, increasing the recycled content of our products to the highest level in the industry. And we’re not stopping there.

Incorporating as much recycled aluminum as possible into our products is the single most impactful way we can reduce carbon emissions across the global aluminum value chain. Using recycled aluminum is by far the lowest carbon-intensive way to produce flat rolled aluminum products. Compared to the amount of carbon generated by primary aluminum production – which can range from 4 to 20 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Co2e) per ton of aluminum – recycling aluminum emits as little as half a ton of CO2e per ton of aluminum produced. That’s because recycling uses just 5% of the energy used to make primary aluminum.

Novelis is addressing the challenges of climate change by developing and implementing innovative circular business practices that significantly lower carbon emissions from aluminum production. Sustainability experts applaud the pioneering closed-loop production and supply chain relationships we’ve formed with some of the leading brands in the world in the beverage can and automotive industries.

As an industry, we have the ideal, most infinitely recyclable material whose inherent properties do not change either during use nor through repeated recycling and repurposing into new products. Aluminum is a material extraordinarily well-suited for circular manufacturing systems. Recycled aluminum requires the addition of relatively little – if any – new primary metal or additives to retain its fundamental material features, function, and performance properties.

For Novelis, sustainability isn’t just about the environment, it’s also about employee safety and wellness; diversity and inclusion; and community engagement. We view these components as more than mere table stakes or boxes to be checked. To us, they are critical elements of true corporate social responsibility. Collectively, our efforts to be more sustainable generate meaningful benefits for our customers and partners, for our employees, for the communities we operate in and – most importantly – for our planet.