Novelis Inc.
Novelis Inc. is a producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and a recycler of aluminum, operating across the automotive, aerospace, packaging, building and construction, and industrial markets. It is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, part of the Aditya Birla Group.www.novelis.com
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Sep 11, 2026
Grace BarterHOST
A strike at the Pactiv Evergreen plant off Wilson Avenue in 6th Street Southwest in Cedar Rapids will reach the 45-day mark today.
Grace BarterHOST
Workers with UAW Local 1024 began the strike t- July 28th in response to ongoing contract negotiations with Novelis, the company that purchased Pactiv Evergreen in 2025.
Grace BarterHOST
The plant produces packaging for liquid food products like refrigerated juice and dairy, according to the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance website.
Grace BarterHOST
Couple of weeks before the employees' union contract ended July 17th, UAW Region 4 servicing representative, Heather Keg, said Novelis held an all-hands meeting with the 54 workers.
Grace BarterHOST
They were told the company made $9 billion in the last year, and that the Evergreen plant had made the most profit for the company.
Grace BarterHOST
Despite Novelis' apparent success, Keg said the wages proposed in its final offer were insufficient to meet workers' needs.
Grace BarterHOST
"Going out on strike is the last thing that we wanted to do, but the company would not continue to negotiate with us," Keg said.
Grace BarterHOST
"Let's put it this way, their offer did not keep up with the cost of living." Keg said union members voted 38 to eight in favor of the strike.
Jim ReidGUEST
They're putting metal out in the market.
Jim ReidGUEST
Um, I would say that's gonna continue, I think, with Novelis coming back eventually, right? Um, back after all their fires that they had.
Jim ReidGUEST
I think they'll come back sometime in Q2, uh, next year that we'll really see it.
Jim ReidGUEST
Do I expect it fast? No.
John McElroyHOST
So far this year, Ford's commercial services, called Ford Pro, are down in both sales and profit.
John McElroyHOST
But the company said it was still feeling the effects from the fire at aluminum producer Novelis.
John McElroyHOST
Speaking of the commercial segment, Ram revealed pricing for the new ProMaster City.
John McElroyHOST
It will start at just under $40,000 including destination charges, which is about $10,000 less than the bigger ProMaster and Ford Transit vans.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
The aluminum blanks are usually cut to shape and punched with mounting holes by a metal fabricator.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
That's relatively quick, maybe a week or two, because the aluminum sheet is an off-the-shelf product from suppliers like Kaiser or Novelis.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
The bottleneck is the sheeting.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Always the sheeting.