# Novelis breaks ground on $300M automotive aluminum plant in Kentucky

Novelis broke ground on a $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. The 400,000 sq.ft. plant will create 125 jobs and have an annual capacity of 200,000 metric tons, with production starting in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-29
- Where: Guthrie, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 125
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200000 metric tons per year
- Products: automotive aluminum sheet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [americanrecycler.com](https://americanrecycler.com/novelis-breaks-ground-on-automotive-aluminum-facility/), 2018-06-29: "Novelis will begin producing automotive aluminum at the site in 2020."

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