Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

March 9, 2006

POA DOCUMENT

Published on March 9, 2006

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, Antonio
Tadeu
Coelho Nardocci, have by these presents constituted and appointed
and in my
place and stead put Leslie J. Parrette, Jr., Christopher
Courts, Shannon
Curran, Michael Shelby, and Marion Greenhalgh, severally,
to be my true and
lawful attorneys, for me and in my name to sign, file
or register,
electronically or otherwise, with the appropriate
authorities all
information, documents or filings in relation to the
reporting required by
law of any trading of my securities in Novelis Inc.


I DECLARE that
the power conferred in this Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force
and effect until due notice in writing of its
revocation shall have been
given by me.

FURTHER, I ratify and
confirm whatsoever my attorney
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.


THIS Power of Attorney hereby revokes
all previous Powers of Attorney in
respect of the subject matter hereof.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set
my hand this 7th day of March, 2006.



/s/ Antonio Tadeu
Coelho Nardocci