EX-3.17 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.

EXHIBIT 3.17


ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
STATUTS DE MODIFICATION
Form 3 1. The name of the corporation is:(Set out in BLOCK CAPITAL
Business LETTERS) Denomination sociale actuella de la societe
Corporations (ecrire en LETTRES MAJUSCULES SEULEMENT):
Act
CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Formule 3
Loi sur les
societe par
actions

2. The name of the corporation is changed to (if applicable) (Set
out in BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS) Nouvelle denomination sociale de
la societe (s'il y a lieu) (ecrire en LETTRES MAJUSCULES
SEULEMENT):

NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.

3. Date of incorporation/amalgamation:
Date de la constitution ou de la fusion:

1990-10-02
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(Year, Month, Day)
(annee, mois, jour)

4. Complete only if there is a change in the number of directors
or the minimum/ maximum number of directors. Il faut remplir
cette partie seulement si le nombre d'administrateurs ou si
le nombre minimal ou maximal d'administrateurs a change.

Number of directors is/are: or minimum and maximum number of
directors is/are:
Nombre d'administrateurs: ou minimum et maximum
d'administrateurs:

Number or minimum and maximum
Nombre ou minimum et maximum

5. The articles of the corporation are amended as follows:
Les statuts de la societe sont modifies de la facon suivante:

To change the name of the Corporation to NOVELIS CAST HOUSE
TECHNOLOGY LTD.




6. The amendment has been duly authorized as required by sections 168 and 170
(as applicable) of the Business Corporations Act.

La modification a ete dument autorisee conformement aux articles 168 et 170
(selon le cas) de la Loi sur les societes par actions.

7. The resolution authorizing the amendment was approved by the
shareholders/directors (as applicable) of the corporation on
Les actionnaires ou les administrateurs (selon le cas) de la societe ont
approuve la resolution autorisant la modification le

2004-Dec-31
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(Year, Month, Day)
(annee, mois, jour)

These articles are signed in duplicate.
Les presents statuts sont signes en double exemplaire



CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
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(Name of Corporation) (If the name is to be changed by
these articles set out current name)
(Denomination sociale de la societe) (Si l'on demande un changement de nom,
indiquer ci-dessus la denomination sociale actuelle).

By:
Par:

/s/ Eileen Burns Lerum Secretary
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(Signature) (Description of Office)
(Signature) Fonction