# Novelis opens $300M automotive aluminum finishing plant in Guthrie, Kentucky

Novelis celebrated the grand opening of its new $300 million automotive aluminum finishing plant in Guthrie, Kentucky. The 400,000-square-foot facility employs over 150 people and processes aluminum coils for automotive body panels.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-27
- Where: Guthrie, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 27 Oct 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 200,000 tonnes per year
- Products: automotive aluminum sheets
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/20211027_Novelis_Opening), 2021-10-27: "Novelis unveiled its new 400,000-square-foot facility on a 150-acre greenfield site on Old Railroad Lane in Guthrie."
- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/automotive/novelis-expanding-automotive-sheet-capacity/), 2021-11-15: "Novelis is proud to call Guthrie our newest home."

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