Novelis Sees Increased Use of Aluminum Sheet in Automobiles

May 8, 2009 Filed Under: Aluminium  
Novelis Aluminum Sheet in Automobiles

Novelis Inc., the world’s leading producer of aluminum sheet for automobiles, has seen an increase of more than 20 percent in the number of automotive applications of its lightweight material compared to a year ago. About 90 models of cars and light trucks today use Novelis aluminum sheet for a variety of body panels or structural parts. “While sales of our auto sheet have been impacted by lower production volumes in the global auto industry, the decline is largely offset by continued growth in the number of different applications of our metal,” said Erwin Mayr, president of Advanced Rolled Products for Novelis in Europe. The most popular automotive application for aluminum... read more..

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