# Novelis to build $300M automotive aluminum plant in Guthrie, Kentucky

Novelis announced plans to build a $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky, with 200,000 metric tons annual capacity. The plant will create 125 jobs and is slated to open in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-01-23
- Where: Guthrie, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 125
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 metric tons per year
- Products: automotive aluminum sheet
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Novelis](https://endata.com/companies/2475.md)
- [Hindalco Industries](https://endata.com/companies/13368.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [investors.novelis.com](https://investors.novelis.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/151/novelis-expands-automotive-aluminum-capabilities-with-approximately-300-million-investment-in-kentucky), 2018-01-23: "Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced plans to build an approximately $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky."
- [kentuckynewera.com](https://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/article_b92b36ca-0058-11e8-823d-d3838e59d203.html), 2018-01-23: "We are immensely proud of this latest investment and look forward to seeing it flourish."
- [lanereport.com](https://www.lanereport.com/86186/2018/01/novelis-to-create-125-jobs-with-new-aluminum-plant-in-todd-county/), 2018-01-24: "Aluminum is a growing material of choice for the automotive industry worldwide as auto manufacturers continue to demand more and more aluminum to produce lighter, safer and stronger cars, trucks and SUVs."
- [wkms.org](https://www.wkms.org/business-economy/2018-01-24/aluminum-company-novelis-plans-to-build-300m-facility-in-todd-co), 2018-01-24: "Aluminum Company Novelis Plans to Build $300M Facility in Todd Co."
- [heattreattoday.com](https://www.heattreattoday.com/heat-treat-news/automotive-heat-treat-news/heat-treat-novelis-expands-automotive-aluminum-capabilities-with-approximately-300-million-investment-in-kentucky/), 2018-02-05: "A global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling recently announced plans to build an approximately $330M automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky, that will include heat treatment and pre-treatment lines."

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