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Novelis on Wednesday said it expects the free cash flow for the current financial year to be negatively impacted by USD 550-650 million due to fire incident at its plant in New York in September. This includes USD 100-150 million impact in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), according to a regulatory filing. A company's free cash flow, accounted after deducting capital as well as operating expenses, is meant for discretionary spending. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Ltd, which is the metals flagship company of the Indian multinational conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group. In a filing to BSE, Hindalco said that extensive restoration efforts have been taken at the fire-hit plant to return to normalcy. "The Hot Mill is expected to restart by end-December 2025, followed by a 4-6 week of production ramp-up," the filing said. In September Hindalco Industries had said the production at its plant in New York has been halted foll
US-based Novelis Inc, which is part of Hindalco Industries, on Thursday said its indirect wholly-owned arm plans to raise USD 750 million through issuance of bonds. Novelis intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to repay USD 738 million of outstanding debt and any remaining proceeds to fund cash on its balance sheet. "Novelis Inc...today announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Novelis Corporation has priced an offering of USD 750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875 per cent senior notes due in January 2030, which represents an increase of USD 250 million from the offering size previously announced," it informed the bourses. Novelis Inc, a sustainable aluminum solutions provider, had reported an 18 per cent decline in net income at USD 128 million in the September quarter of 2024-25. The firm, which deals in aluminium rolled products, had reported a net income of USD 157 million in the same period of the preceding financial year, the company h
Novelis Inc, the US-based aluminium producer and subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, on Wednesday reported an 18 per cent decline in net income to USD 128 million in the September quarter of 2024-25. The US-based company, which deals in aluminium rolled products, had reported a net income of USD 157 million in the same period of the last financial year, the company said in a filing to BSE. "Net income attributable to our common shareholder decreased 18% versus the prior year to USD 128 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025," the filing said. Net sales for the second quarter rose by 4.5 per cent to USD 4,295 million over USD 4,107 million in the year-ago period, mainly driven by higher average aluminium prices and a one per cent rise in total flat rolled product shipments to 945 kilotonnes. "Our global footprint allowed us to achieve record beverage packaging shipments in the quarter and also mitigate the impact to customers from the flooding-related outage at Sierre," St
Hindalco Industries on Tuesday said its arm Novalis Inc has filed papers with the US securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, for its proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO). Novelis will be listing its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Hindalco, the flagship company of Aditya Birla Group, did not disclose the size of the IPO of its wholly-owned subsidiary Novelis Inc. It also did not give any timeline to hit the market with its public issue. The common shares are expected to be offered by Novelis' sole shareholder -- A V Minerals (Netherlands) NV, also, a fully-owned subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited. Novelis Inc will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common shares by its sole shareholder. Hindalco owns 100 per cent of Novelis through AV minerals. In a regulatory filing, the company said, "it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) relating to the proposed initial public .