With approximately $5 billion in facility-specific investment and 1,000 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The aluminum & other metals context.
Facilities that smelt, refine, recycle, roll, extrude, or cast nonferrous metals, including aluminum, copper, titanium, and nickel alloys. Iron and steel remain in Steel. Critical-mineral processing and battery-specific materials follow their dedicated category rules.
At a glance
- Company
- Novelis
- Industry
- Aluminum & Other Metals
- Location
- Bay Minette, Alabama
- Investment
- Approximately $5.00B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 1,000
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- May 11, 2022
- Opening timeline
- Novelis produced its first coil on the cold mill in October 2026 while the plant is being commissioned. Commercial shipments are expected to begin in Q2 2027, pending customer qualification.
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://novelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Novelis-Bay-Minette-Fact-Sheet.pdf
- Novelis, "Novelis Produces First Coil at Greenfield Aluminum Rolling and Recycling Plant in Alabama," October 7, 2026 https://investors.novelis.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1427/novelis-produces-first-coil-at-greenfield-aluminum-rolling-and-recycling-plant-in-alabama
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Novelis, Bay Minette, AL." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/novelis-bay-minette. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.