Novelis, a provider of aluminum rolled products and aluminum can recycling, received an extension of its contract with Anheuser-Busch to supply aluminum can sheet.
The agreement extends a long-running relationship between Novelis and Anheuser-Busch. The contract covers the supply of can body stock, can end stock and can tab stock for use in the production of aluminum beverage containers.
"Anheuser-Busch has been a valued customer of Novelis for many years and we are pleased that, with this new agreement, we will continue to be a supplier to the company," said Phil Martens, president and chief operating officer of Novelis.
Novelis Inc. operates in 11 countries, has approximately 12,300 employees and reported revenue of $10.2 billion in fiscal year 2009. It is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Ltd., one of Asia's largest integrated producers of aluminum and a leading copper producer.
Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2009