Novelis Inc., headquartered in the United States, is the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling. On the morning of October 21^st, the company’s Changzhou plant officially started production, which is China’s first aluminum automotive sheet manufacturer.

On April 11^th, 2012, Novelis signed an agreement with the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District to build China's first aluminum automotive sheet manufacturing facility with an annual capacity of 120,000 metric tons. Since 2012, the company has invested more than 100 million USD in construction of the plant, which is wholly owned by Novelis, to meet the rapidly growing demand for flat-rolled aluminum used in lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

As auto manufacturers strive for improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions by introducing lightweight vehicles, the demand for automotive aluminum sheet is expected to grow by approximately 30 percent per year across the globe through the end of the decade. Novelis has invested 550 million USD over the past two years across the globe to respond to the escalating global demand from automakers for aluminum sheet. In 2015, Novelis' global automotive sheet production capacity will reach approximately 900,000 tons per year, a three-fold increase from just a year ago.

It is reported that the customers of Novelis include many world-renowned automobile companies like Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ferrari, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes - Benz, Porsche, Volvo, etc.