# Novelis reports cost increase and delay for Bay Minette aluminum plant

Novelis announced that the cost of its new low-carbon aluminum rolling and recycling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama, has increased to $4.1 billion (from $2.5 billion), and the commissioning date has been pushed back from mid-2025 to the second half of 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-02-23
- Where: Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
- Value: $4.10B
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600 kilotonnes of finished aluminum goods per year
- Products: low-carbon aluminum rolling and recycling
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [utv44.com](https://utv44.com/news/local/baldwin-co-novelis-plant-cost-increased-and-opening-delayed), 2024-02-23: "We are building this plant not just for today, but for the next 40 years and beyond."
- [mynbc15.com](https://mynbc15.com/news/local/baldwin-co-novelis-plant-cost-increased-and-opening-delayed), 2024-02-23: "We are building this plant not just for today, but for the next 40 years and beyond."

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