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    Novelis to Build $365 Million Recycling Center for Automotive

    Written by Tim Triplett


    In another skirmish in the battle between steel and aluminum for a greater share of the automotive market, aluminum producer Novelis Inc. plans to invest $365 million to build a highly advanced recycling center adjacent to its new automotive finishing plant in Guthrie, Ky. Groundbreaking is scheduled for early 2022, with commissioning expected in 2024.

    newsAluminum producers claim the high ground when it comes to helping carmakers take weight out of vehicles, improving fuel efficiency and reducing tailpipe emissions – or in the case of electric vehicles extending battery life – because aluminum is so much lighter than steel. But they give much of that ground back when their high energy consumption is factored into their carbon footprint.

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