Novelis Berea Recycling Plant
Large load · 302 MAYDE ROAD, Berea, KY
Novelis Berea, at 302 Mayde Road in Kentucky, is one of the world's largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling. It melts used cans and produces sheet ingots. The plant is in the 58.61-acre Berea Industrial Park.
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Overview
Berea recycles approximately 20 percent of the United States used aluminum cans, melting them down and producing sheet ingots. An aluminium stewardship audit lists shredding, decoating, melting and casting at the site and reports that no suspension of operations has occurred in recent years.
Profile
- Investment and expansion
- Novelis announced a $2.35 million investment in early 2017 to expand the plant capacity by 25,000 tons annually. A Kentucky rail application estimates a proposed project cost of $4.875 million.
- Site and ownership
- Novelis Corporation is the applicant and project-site owner in a Kentucky rail application, and EPA reports Novelis Inc. as the 100 percent parent for 2023. The facility is located within the existing Berea Industrial Park at 302 Mayde Road (58.61 acres).
Facility
- Activity
- Aluminum can recycling and sheet ingot production
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Jul 1, 2025
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- NPDES program ID KY0091081
Related records
Timeline
- Jan 1, 2017
- Novelis announces a $2.35 million investment to expand Berea capacity by 25,000 tons annually.
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