Fire at Ford supplier set to disrupt business for months: Report
Reuters October 07, 2025 01:00 PM
Synopsis

A fire at Novelis' Oswego plant, a key supplier of aluminum to Ford and other automakers, will cause disruptions for months. Ford is expected to inform investors about potential financial implications. Novelis anticipates its hot mill operations to restart by the first quarter of 2026.

FILE - In this July 27, 2021 file photo, a view of a Ford logo on signage at Country Ford in Graham, N.C.
A fire that broke out at Novelis' New York plant in Oswego will disrupt business at Ford and other automakers for months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Ford, the biggest user of the plant's aluminum, will likely flag potential implications of the setback to investors when it discloses quarterly financial results later this month, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Novelis, the world's largest recycler of aluminum, reported a fire incident at its Oswego plant on September 16, with no injuries.


In a statement to Reuters on Monday, Novelis - which is owned by India's Hindalco - said it anticipates operations to restart at the Oswego facility's hot mill by the first quarter of 2026.

Hyundai said that there is no impact to its vehicle production related to the fire.

Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen , which depend on aluminum from Novelis, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
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