ATLANTA, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis, the
world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, was named Metals
Company of the Year at the inaugural Platts Global Metals Awards
ceremony held today in London.
Novelis President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Martens was also named CEO of the
Year.
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"It is a tremendous honor to be selected by Platts as both the
Company of the Year and the CEO of the Year across the full breadth
of the metals industry," said Martens. "Being named Metals Company
of the Year is the result of the dedication and hard work of our
11,000 employees across the globe, and I want to express my
heartfelt thanks to each of them."
Novelis was selected as Metals Company of the Year from among 17
finalists in the aluminum; copper; raw materials and mining; scrap
and recycling; and steel industries by the independent panel of
judges. The company was selected for its impressive
transformation over the past two years, which has strengthened the
company's focus on sustainability, recycling, technology and
capital expansions. In late 2011, Novelis made a commitment to
increase its recycled content from 33 percent to 80 percent by
2020. In less than two years, the company has reached 43 percent
recycled content and is well on its way to achieving 80 percent by
2020. With recent recycling and rolling expansions totaling more
than $1.5 billion, Novelis is poised
to supply the growing demand for aluminum worldwide and has
transformed itself into the global leader in delivering innovative,
value-added aluminum products.
The panel also named Novelis President and CEO Philip Martens
CEO of the Year. Since joining Novelis in 2009, Martens has
executed a long-term strategic plan that has produced the company's
most aggressive expansion in its history while simultaneously
launching industry-leading sustainability and high-recycled content
initiatives. In October 2012, Martens
was named one of the top 25 CEOs in the World by Best Practice
Institute.
Novelis also was honored as a finalist in four categories,
including Industry Leadership Award – Aluminum; Innovative
Technology of the Year Award for its creation of Novelis Flextreme™
Technology; Lifetime Achievement Award for Bob Wagstaff, Global Technology Leader, Molten
Metal Processing; and End-User Efficiency Initiative of the Year in
partnership with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolled products
and the world's largest recycler of aluminum. The company
operates in 9 countries, has approximately 11,000 employees and
reported revenue of $9.8 billion for
its 2013 fiscal year. Novelis supplies premium aluminum sheet and
foil products to transportation, packaging, construction,
industrial and consumer electronics markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia
and South America. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco
Industries Limited (BSE: HINDALCO), one of Asia's largest integrated producers of
aluminum and a leading copper producer. Hindalco is a
flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational
conglomerate based in Mumbai,
India. For more information, visit www.novelis.com and
follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/Novelis.
SOURCE Novelis Inc.