Aluminium rolling and recycling firm Novelis has today (13 October) announced price increases on its pre-anodized aluminium sheet products.
The 10-15 per cent price increase will come into effect on January 1, 2015 on all new orders not covered by existing supply agreements.
According to Novelis, the increase is due to the processing cost increase of its continuous anodizing partner, Coil S.A.
Erwin Mayr, Senior Vice President of Novelis and President of Novelis Europe, said: “Overall demand of our premium pre-anodized product range remains strong across the globe. The price adjustment reflects the increase in our production costs combined with tighter rolling capacities throughout the industry.”
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