Novelis Commissions Aluminum Recycling Plant in Germany

Novellis has invested euro 14 million to expand aluminum recycling at Aluminium Norf GmbH facility in Neuss, Germany.

Novelis Inc. has announced the commissioning of an aluminum recycling expansion at its Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) facility in Neuss, Germany. Novelis, based in Atlanta, produces rolled aluminum products. The company invested euro 14 million (US$18.9 million) on the project.

The expansion included Alunorf’s twin-chamber melting furnace and processing plant that is designed to recycle 50,000 metric tons of aluminum scrap per year. The processed material will be used to feed Alunorf’s Neuss’ rolling mills.
Alunorf is a joint venture of Novelis Deutschland GmbH and Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH, based in Oslo, Norway. According to Novelis, the facility is the largest aluminum rolling complex in the world.

Novelis’ recycling center will process aluminum manufacturing scrap from its customers throughout Europe. It is the second phase of a recycling expansion project at Alunorf that began in 2009 with the construction of a similar recycling facility funded by Hydro. With the completion of the newest expansion, the combined capacity of the plant's integrated recycling operations will be 100,000 metric tons of aluminum per year.

"Today's event marks another important milestone in Novelis' ongoing commitment to recycling and sustainable manufacturing," says Tadeu Nardocci, senior vice president of Novelis Inc. and president of Novelis Europe. "This new facility brings benefits for the environment, our customers, our employees and the economy of the region. It also helps ensure a steady source of metal for our rolling operations here at Norf, while reducing our carbon footprint and that of our customers. Investments such as this one are a key component of our global commitment to increasing recycled metal input to 80 percent by 2020."