# Novelis signs long-term can sheet supply contract with Ball Corporation for Bay Minette plant

Novelis signed a long-term anchor customer contract with Ball Corporation to supply aluminum can sheet from its new Bay Minette, Alabama plant, which has secured all of the plant's beverage can capacity. The plant is expected to begin commissioning in 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-09-11
- Where: Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
- Value: $2.70B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 tonnes of finished goods initial capacity
- Products: aluminum can sheet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Novelis](https://endata.com/companies/2475.md)
- [Ball Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/556.md) (customer)
- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (customer)
- [Novelis](https://endata.com/companies/2475.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [endata.com](https://endata.com/announcements/9781-novelis-signs-anchor-can-sheet-supply-contract-with-ball-corporation-for-bay), 2023-09-11: "Novelis has secured all of the beverage can capacity from its new plant in Bay Minette, Ala., underscoring the strong demand for the company's high-recycled-content beverage can sheet."
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/hindalco-italy-s-metra-in-tech-partnership-to-build-aluminium-rail-coaches-123091200749_1.html), 2023-09-12: "With this contract and other commitments, Novelis has secured all of the beverage can capacity from its new plant in Bay Minette."
- [businessalabama.com](https://businessalabama.com/novelis-new-agreement-means-yet-to-open-plant-will-be-at-beverage-can-capacity/), 2023-09-12: "Securing contracts for beverage can production capacity at Bay Minette two years before the plant is expected to be completed demonstrates our customers’ confidence in our ability to plan, construct and operate our new plant in Alabama."
- [canmaker.com](https://canmaker.com/closed-loop-recycling-gets-closer-with-ball-novelis-deal/), 2023-09-14: "The goal of closed-loop beverage can recycling is closer following the signing of a long-term agreement for Novelis to supply aluminium coil from its new mill at Bay Minette to canmaker Ball Corporation."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/novelis-signs-an-agreement-to-extend-collaboration-with-airbus-301954427.html), 2023-10-12: "The agreement enhances the long-term partnership between Novelis and Airbus and exemplifies our leading role in providing innovative aluminum products and solutions for the commercial aerospace industry."

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