EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NOVELIS APPOINTS DE WEERT TO LEAD EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

ATLANTA, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novelis Inc. (NYSE: NVL) (TSX:
NVL) today announced that effective May 1, 2006, Arnaud de Weert will be
appointed as president, Novelis Europe - the leading producer of aluminum sheet
and foil in Europe. De Weert will succeed Christopher Bark-Jones who will retire
later this year after a 28-year career with Novelis.

De Weert was previously chief executive officer of Ontex, Europe's largest
manufacturer of private label hygienic disposables, with 12 plants and 3,900
employees. Prior to joining Ontex in 2004, de Weert was president, Europe,
Middle East and Africa for U.S.-based tools manufacturer Stanley Works.
Previously, he held executive roles with GE Power Controls in Europe, reaching
the position of vice president, Sales and Marketing.

De Weert brings to Novelis extensive experience in driving cost reduction,
lean Six Sigma manufacturing and profitable growth in the European environment.
These management skills will contribute to Novelis' continued drive towards
enhancing its European presence in attractive markets for high- end products.

"Arnaud is a strong business manager with a track record of growing sales
while focusing on reducing cost and eliminating waste through the application of
management techniques such as lean Six Sigma," said Brian W. Sturgell, president
and chief executive officer of Novelis. "Additionally, he is intimately familiar
with the European business environment, so he is an excellent choice to lead our
rolling business there."

De Weert is a Dutch national with a degree in business economics from the
Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He will be based at the company's European
headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

Christopher Bark-Jones will retire later this year following a long and
distinguished career with Novelis and its former parent, Alcan Inc. His
positions included chief financial officer of British Alcan, chief financial
officer of Alcan Europe, chairman and chief executive officer of Indian
Aluminum, and, finally, president of Novelis Europe. He will serve as a
strategic advisor to the CEO in the interim period before his retirement.

"Chris's experience in aluminum spans the industry from primary metal
production to downstream manufacturing. He has helped guide the company through
many periods of change and was especially helpful throughout the process of our
spin-off from Alcan. We will miss his valuable counsel," said Sturgell.

Novelis is the global leader in aluminum rolled products and aluminum can
recycling. The company operates in 11 countries and has approximately 13,000
employees. Novelis has the unrivalled capability to provide its customers with a
regional supply of technologically sophisticated rolled aluminum products
throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Through its advanced
production capabilities, the company supplies aluminum sheet and foil to the
automotive and transportation, beverage and food packaging, construction and
industrial, and printing markets. For more information, visit www.novelis.com.


Statements made in this news release which describe Novelis' intentions,
expectations or predictions may be forward-looking statements within the meaning
of securities laws. Novelis cautions that, by their nature, forward- looking
statements involve risk and uncertainty and that Novelis' actual results could
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important
factors which could cause such differences include: the price of aluminum;
global supply and demand conditions for rolled aluminum products; changes in the
relative value of various currencies; demand and pricing within the principal
markets for the Company's products; changes in government regulations,
particularly those affecting environmental, health or safety compliance;
economic developments; relationships with (and financial or operating conditions
of) customers and suppliers; competition from other aluminum rolled products
producers as well as from substitute materials such as steel, glass, plastic and
composite materials; the level of our indebtedness and ability to generate cash;
and other factors relating to the Company's ongoing operations. The financial
information provided in this news release was prepared by management and has not
been audited. Reference should be made to Novelis' registration statement on
form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of
major risk factors.

SOURCE Novelis Inc.
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/CONTACT: Media, Charles Belbin, +1-404-814-4260, or
charles.belbin@novelis.com, or Investors, Holly Ash, +1-404-814-4212, or
holly.ash@novelis.com, both of Novelis Inc./
/Web site: http://www.novelis.com /
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