The UK arm of Novelis, the world's largest aluminium recycler, with a Warrington (Latchford) site that recycles drinks cans and car aluminium.
Novelis UK is part of Novelis, which describes itself as a leading maker of flat-rolled aluminium products and the world's largest aluminium recycler. The company's Latchford site in Warrington, Cheshire, describes itself as the largest aluminium drinks can recycler in the UK and Europe. At Latchford, used cans and other aluminium scrap are shredded, stripped of coatings, melted and cast into large ingots, which the company says can then be rolled into sheet for new cans and car parts.
The site also runs what it calls Europe's largest closed-loop operation for automotive aluminium rolled products, meaning that scrap from carmakers' factories comes back to be made into new sheet. A 2013 press release said that the plant had spent over 20 years developing UK infrastructure for can recycling, invested in cleaning lines for contaminated bales of cans, and employed over 140 people in UK recycling; that is an old figure. The site holds quality, environmental and safety certifications and recent news mentions hydrogen trials in a recycling furnace.
Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, an Indian metals group. The pages we were able to read did not set out a company mission or values, so we have not invented one; the common theme is recycling and the circular use of metal. The site address is Thelwall Lane, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 1NN. Job adverts found in search results show UK engineering vacancies such as process, reliability and mechanical engineers.
On culture, the plant manager quoted in the 2013 release spoke about working with UK-based suppliers of used drinks cans, which shows the importance of local supply chains. We found no modern statements from the company about culture or people, so we do not describe them. The company's UK presence is based on Warrington, with Falkirk mentioned in its history but not confirmed in the pages we read.
Recycling aluminium is practical, science-based work. There are furnace and casting operators, process and reliability engineers, mechanical and electrical maintenance teams, laboratory and quality staff, environmental and energy specialists, buyers who source used cans and scrap, drivers and logistics teams, and finance, HR and IT colleagues. If you care about the environment, aluminium recycling is a field with real impact, because recycled aluminium uses far less energy than making new metal.
Website: novelis.com
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