Novelis
Inc. is the world’s leading aluminium rolled
products producer based on shipment volume. The
company produces an estimated 19 percent of the
world's flat-rolled aluminium products and is
the number one producer in Europe, South America
and Asia, and the second-largest in North America.
In fiscal year 2008, the company shipped more
than three million tonnes of aluminum products
and reported net sales of
approximately US$11.2 billion.
Novelis is also the world leader in the recycling
of used aluminum beverage cans. In 2007, the company
recycled nearly 36 billion cans back into new
can sheet to be manufactured into beverage cans
by its customers.
Novelis has a large global footprint across 11
countries, employing 12,700 people in 32 manufacturing
plants, a major technology center and four market
focused innovation centers.
With
its industry-leading assets and expertise, Novelis
is the only company able to produce premium aluminum
rolled products in all four continents where it
operates. End-use applications for its sheet and
light-gauge products include beverage and food cans,
foil products, transportation applications, and
construction and industrial products.
In addition to its aluminum rolling activities,
Novelis operates bauxite mining, alumina refining,
primary aluminum smelting and power generation facilities
in Brazil that are integrated with its rolling plants
there.
Novelis is a Canadian corporation formed in January
2005 as a spin-off from Alcan Inc. In early 2007,
Novelis was acquired by Hindalco Industries Limited,
part of the Aditya Birla Group.
Board
of Directors
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Mr.
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman |
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Mr.
D. Bhattacharya, Vice Chairman |
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Mr. A. K. Agarwala |
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Mr.
Clarence Chandran |
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Mr.
Donald A. Stewart |
Executive
team
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Mr.
Philip Martens, President and Chief Operating
Officer |
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Mr.
Steve Fisher, Chief Financial Officer |
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Mr. Antonio Tadeu Coelho Nardocci, Senior
Vice President — Innovation, Technology
and Strategy
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Mr. Jean-Marc Germain,
President – Novelis North America |
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Mr.
Arnaud de Weert, President - Novelis Europe |
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Mr. Thomas Walpole,
President – Novelis Asia |
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Mr. Alexandre Moreira
Martins de Almeida, President – Novelis
South America |
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Mr.
Les Parrette, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
and Compliance Officer |
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Mr. Nick Madden,
Vice President, Global Procurement and Metal
Management |
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Ms. Brenda Pulley,
Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications |
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Mr. Robert Virtue,
Vice President, Human Resources |
Subsidiary
Novelis (India) Infotech Limited
Novelis (India) Infotech Ltd. was founded in
April 2008 to provide IT services to Novelis Inc.
It is located at Hinjewadi, Pune to take advantage
of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) benefits, vast
IT resource pool and proximity to Mumbai.
The
core team of Novelis Infotech is already in place.
The Data Centre is commissioned and the company
is implementing projects which will impact over
$10mm in annual Novelis IT expense. The team of
Novelis (India) Infotech Limited works in tandem
with all regions of Novelis and many initiatives
are in progress to leverage global resources and
vendor relationships for IT expense management.
Novelis
Infotech has designed and implemented a world
class, next-generation Data Centre with high density
capability. This facility will provide infrastructure
hosting and management services to all Novelis
regions in a cost efficient manner. By leveraging
the modular, scalable and energy efficient design
of this facility, global infrastructure will be
consolidated, rationalised and standardised to
reduce operational expenses. This Data Centre
will have world class facilities and processes
to ensure seamless business continuity and will
provide 24x7 services to global production applications
hosted here.
Novelis
Infotech is building deep domain knowledge in
Metals & Mining space for ERP implementation.
A centre of excellence is being set up to build
reusable components for Novelis which can also
be packaged and made available to others.
Novelis
Infotech plans to implement stringent processes
and procedures to ensure highest standards for
information security and process quality. The
plan is to achieve all relevant certifications
i.e. Information Security (ISO 27001), IT Service
Management (ISO 20000) and Quality processes (ISO
9001:2000) by March 2009.
Board
of Directors
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Mr.
Sunirmal Talukdar |
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Mr.
Anil Malik |
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Mr.
Sanjeev Goel |
SBU
Head
Novelis Milestones
Novelis was formed in 2005 as a spin-off from aluminium
producer Alcan Inc. As such Novelis draws on a 90-year
history in the aluminium rolling business. Following
are a few highlights:
2007
Novelis is acquired by Hindalco Industries
Limited and becomes part of the Aditya Birla
Group of companies. |
2006
Novelis launches its breakthrough Novelis
Fusion™ technology for the production
of multi-alloy sheet ingots. |
2005
Novelis is spun-off from Alcan to carry on
most of that company’s aluminium rolled
products businesses. |
1977
South America’s only plant capable of
producing beverage can sheet opens in Pindamonhangaba,
Brazil. |
1971
In Saguenay, Canada, the largest continuous
caster in the world begins operations. |
1967
The Norf, Germany, hot mill is commissioned
as the world’s largest aluminium rolling
mill. |
1963
The Oswego, New York, hot mill begins operations. |
1916
The first rolling operation begins in Toronto,
Canada. |
Recent Accolades
2008 (to date)
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Supplier
of the Year, Most Innovative Supplier and
Best Quality awards from Alcoa Architectural
Products. |
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Supplier
of the Year Award from Plus Pack, one of Europe’s
largest producers of aluminum and food containers. |
2007
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Export Tower Award from the Republic of Korea
for exceeding $1 billion in exports in 2007. |
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UK
Recycling Industry Award from Valpak Ltd,
for the best example of investment to facilitate
removal of packaging from the waste stream. |
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Design
and Innovation Award from The Manufacturer
for the development of Novelis Fusion technology. |
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World
Excellence Award from Ford Motor Company for
advancing automotive lightweighting technology. |
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Eighth
consecutive quarter of Top "A" rating
for quality, service, delivery and administration
from the Asian unit of Crown Holdings Inc. |
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Top
quality award from leading Brazilian bus manufacturer
Busscar Ônibus SA. |
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Best
company in campaign by the Korea Occupational
Safety and Health Agency to recognise excellent
safety performance. |
2006
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South
American Supplier of the Year award from Rexam
plc. |
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Gold
Award from the Brazilian Safety Agency for
health, safety and environmental management. |
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Third
consecutive year of winning an Export Award
from the Korean government for contributing
to the country’s export growth. |
| Contact
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Novelis
Inc.
3399 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA 30326
Tel: +1 404 814 4200
Fax: +1 404 814 4219
Website: www.novelis.com |
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