"This investment in Changzhou will allow us to better serve our automotive customers by providing world-class manufacturing capabilities, products that meet global quality standards, and innovative solutions to make vehicles lighter, safer and stronger," said James Liu, Managing Director of Novelis China and Vice President of Novelis' Automotive Business in Asia. He stressed, "We will continue to work alongside our customers from program development to launch, to create new products and processes to meet the industry's evolving needs and enable the future of mobility."

Novelis' Changzhou plant is the company's first aluminium automotive sheet manufacturing facility in China. The wholly owned $100 million plant first began commissioning in 2014 with an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons. Located in the heart of the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, the plant provides customers in China and abroad with high-quality automotive sheet for use in lightweight vehicle structures and body panels with heat treatment and finishing capabilities.

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