Holding the flag high in Europe

Europe is a major market for the Aditya Birla Group. The Group's presence in the continent is diversified and spans an array of manufacturing sectors.

Novelis

Novelis Inc., the subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group's metal flagship company Hindalco Industries, is the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminium products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminium. Novelis has ten manufacturing facilities across Europe in Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland to better serve its customers.

The company’s plant in Goettingen, Germany, is a leader in aluminium surface finishing. It also hosts a Research & Innovation Centre specialising in surface treatment and coating.

The plant in Nachterstedt, Germany, is the world’s largest aluminium recycling centre, producing up to 400,000 metric tons of aluminium sheet ingots from recycled material annually. The plant also manufactures rolled aluminium products using the latest cold rolling technology, a state-of-the-art laser workshop and continuous annealing and finishing lines.

Another plant located at Alunorf in Neuss, Germany, near Düsseldorf, is the world’s largest aluminium rolling and casting facility. It is operated as a joint venture between Novelis and Norsk Hydro.

The plant in Ohle, Germany, produces foil trays for the food industry (OHLER® Packaging Systems) and aluminium coil cores and flexible tubes (OHLER® Flextubes). Novelis operates two more plants in Germany, located at Koblenz and Voerde.

The Koblenz plant, which joined Novelis as part of the Aleris acquisition in 2020, and the casting and recycling facility located in Voerde, specialises in rolling aluminium for the worldwide aerospace industry and serves the markets for moulding and tooling, industrial plate and heat exchangers.

Like in Germany, Novelis has a strong presence in Italy. A modern facility in Bresso manufactures pre-painted and bright finish-rolled aluminium. It also produces sheets with speciality finishes for facades and architectural exteriors and interiors. Novelis also operates an integrated sheet mill with continuous casting capability in Pieve. In addition to manufacturing aluminium coils for the Bresso plant, it also produces shipping sheets and coils for external markets.

Switzerland serves as the company's regional headquarters. Located in Zurich, the regional office serves as the hub for the company’s commercial operations for Europe. Novelis also operates an integrated plant in Sierre, Switzerland, which can handle the entire process from casting to finishing. The plant operates a state-of-the-art continuous annealing line and possesses laser-cutting capability. It also hosts a Research & Innovation Centre, which is at the forefront of developing new automotive sheet alloys, surface treatment and joining technologies.

Novelis PAE in Voreppe, in South-Eastern France, is a global leader in casthouse expertise and equipment.

Like in continental Europe, Novelis has a significant presence in the United Kingdom, which has helped the company consolidate its status as a leader in recycling operations. The can-to-can recycling plant in Latchford is also an essential part of Novelis’ European production system. It has enough capacity to recycle every aluminium beverage can sold in the UK. A second plant at Crick serves as a shearing facility for aluminium sheets. It boasts of a warehouse spanning 25,000 sq metres, complete with a railhead connection for train deliveries.

Birla Carbon

Birla Carbon, the global leader in manufacturing high-quality carbon black additives, is another manufacturing major holding the ABG flag high in Europe.

Birla Carbon’s plant in Spain’s Cantabria, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017, is among the world's most efficient carbon manufacturing plants. The company has two other plants in Europe — in Northern Hungary and Trecate, Italy. Together, the three plants have been able to cater to the carbon black requirements of customers in Europe.

Aditya Birla Chemicals (Europe) GmBH

Aditya Birla Chemicals is a leading manufacturer of bulk and speciality chemicals and viscose filament yarn. Headquartered in Rüsselsheim, the company generates over $80 million in annual revenue. Aditya Birla Chemicals (Europe) GmbH comprises nine companies, including CTP Chemicals and Technologies for Polymers GmbH and CTP Advanced Materials GmbH (CTP AM) in Germany.

Aditya Birla Domsjö

Earlier known as Domsjö Fabriker, Aditya Birla Domsjö (Domsjö) is a speciality pulp and bio-refinery company based in Sweden. In addition to the production unit in Domsjö, which employs around 350 people, the company operates a smaller plant in Latvia through a subsidiary, Domse Latvija.

The company has a production capacity of 255,000 tonnes of dissolving cellulose, 120,000 tonnes of lignin and 14,000 tonnes of bio-ethanol, all with an origin in sustainable Swedish forestry.

It refines renewable wood raw materials into speciality cellulose, bio-ethanol, and lignosulfonates and produces complementary products, including carbonic acid, energy, and biogas. Domsjö's products are primarily sold outside Sweden, with Asia being one of its largest markets.

Environment-friendly practices and processes underpin Domsjö operations. The bio-energy generated during manufacturing is used internally and makes Domsjö virtually independent of fossil energy sources. It is the only company in the world to have an environment-friendly closed-loop bleaching process with zero emissions.

Aditya Birla Yarn GmBH

Aditya Birla Yarn, the global leader in synthetic spun yarn, has two plants in Germany and Slovakia, which helps the company to serve major customers such as DuPont, Trevira, Dunova, etc.

The spinning mill in Lampertsmühle, Germany, is among the largest textile yarn manufacturers in Europe. Incorporated in 1854 with 50,000 spindles, the plant partners many reputed technical fibre manufacturers.

The second plant, Spilatex, s.r.o, incorporated in Slovakia in 2005, has a capacity of 60,000 spindles. Its specialities lie in special grey (white), coloured, or highlighted yarn for the fabrics and knitwear and sewing thread.

ABG’s strong footprint in Europe demonstrates the Group's resilience and ability to achieve balanced, consistent, and sustainable growth. It is also a testimonial to the Group’s strong customer-centric approach and focus on innovation.