# Novelis building $5B aluminum recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama

Novelis is constructing a low-carbon, fully integrated recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama, with a $5 billion investment. The facility will create up to 1,000 jobs and have 600kt of finished aluminum goods capacity, commissioning in the second half of 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-03-18
- Where: Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
- Value: $5.00B
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600kt of finished aluminum goods capacity
- Products: sustainable aluminum for beverage packaging and automotive manufacturing
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Novelis](https://endata.com/companies/2475.md)

## Sources

- [novelis.com](https://novelis.com/locations/bay-minette/), 2026-03-18: "Novelis is building a low-carbon, fully integrated recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama – the first of its kind in more than 40 years."
- [22metals.com](https://www.22metals.com/article/novelis-bay-minette-groundbreaking), 2026-04-17: "The $4.1 billion project will produce 600,000 tons of finished sheet annually, largely for automotive body-in-white and closure applications."
- [22metals.com](https://www.22metals.com/category/plant-openings), 2026-04-21: "The $4.1 billion greenfield rolling mill in Alabama is still the single-largest aluminum project in the US."

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