Novelis to close aluminum smelter in Brazil  [ Brazil ]

Novelis, Inc. announced that consistent with its corporate strategy it will focus its operations in Brazil on its core business of aluminum rolling and recycling. As a result, it will cease operations at its Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, primary aluminum smelter at the end of 2014. The company's Ouro Preto facility currently employs approximately 350 people and produces 18,000 metric tons of alumin...