Novelis, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, has commissioned a new aluminum slitting and packing line at its joint-venture facility Aluminium Norf (Alunorf) located in Neuss, Germany.
The line, which involved an investment of around €15m, is expected to increase the plant's finishing capacity for beverage can sheet.
Novelis Europe can vice president and general manager Pierre Labat said the investment reveals the growth of the aluminum beverage can market in Europe.
"As part of its growth strategy, Novelis Europe is continuously investing to strengthen its market leadership by increasing can sheet production and used beverage can recycling capacity to meet our customers' requirements," Labat added.
The aluminum rolling mill Alunorf is into casting sheet ingots and rolling semi-finished products for different applications, and also recycles beverage can process scrap.
Recently, Novelis upgraded its recycling facility in Latchford, UK, and is planning to commission the new aluminum recycling center in Nachterstedt, Germany, in mid-2014.
The investments are said to be part of the company's global strategy so as to increase the recycled content of its products by 2020 to 80%.
Image: Novelis' new aluminum slitting and packing line at Alunorf in Germany. Photo: Courtesy of Novelis Inc.
