ATLANTA, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Metal
Market (AMM) recognized Novelis Inc., the global leader in aluminum
rolling and beverage can recycling, with the award for
Environmental Responsibility and Stewardship at the first Awards
for Aluminum Excellence yesterday at a ceremony during the AMM
Aluminum Summit in New York.
Novelis was honored with the Environmental
Responsibility/Stewardship award for its commitment to
sustainability, which was announced in May
2011. Novelis pledged to increase the amount of recycled
aluminum input material in its manufacturing process to 80 percent
by 2020 from 33 percent in 2010. Novelis' recycled content is
now up to 39 percent. The company has adopted a number of
ambitious targets to improve the eco-efficiency of its operations.
Novelis is investing millions to increase recycling capacity,
including more than $350 million in
Brazil, Germany, Korea, Italy and the United
States.
"The award is a testament to the talented, dedicated individuals
who make Novelis an industry leader and partner of choice to our
customers every day," said Novelis President and CEO Phil Martens. "I'm proud that Novelis is being
recognized for blazing a trail in increasing the sustainability of
our products and our industry."
Logan Aluminum, a joint venture of Novelis and Tri-Arrows
Aluminum, Inc., received the Aluminum Mill Excellence award. In
2011, the Logan Aluminum plant in Russellville, Ky., achieved record numbers in
many aspects of its business, including the plant's best-ever
Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) rating since it began production
in 1984. The CSI rating measures customers' satisfaction with Logan
Aluminum in five key areas, including returned goods authorization
rate and preferred supplier rating. The plant supplies beverage can
body sheet, bare and coated end sheet and tab stock, providing
aluminum for more than 40 percent of the aluminum beverage cans
produced in North America.
Novelis also had five other award finalists in the categories of
Best Product Innovation, Best Brownfield Technology Project,
Environmental Responsibility and Stewardship, Aluminum Advocacy and
Aluminum Mill Excellence.
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolled products
and aluminum can recycling. The Company operates in 11 countries,
has approximately 11,600 employees and reported revenue of
$11 billion in fiscal year 2012.
Novelis supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to
automotive, transportation, packaging, construction, industrial,
electronics and printing markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia,
and South America. Novelis is a
subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited (BSE: HINDALCO), one of
Asia's largest integrated
producers of aluminum and a leading copper producer. Hindalco is a
flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational
conglomerate based in Mumbai,
India. For more information, please visit
www.novelis.com.
SOURCE Novelis Inc.