Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:31 pm

Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales & Services Company LLC (CCBSS), the Coca-Cola entity purchasing aluminum can sheet for the Coca-Cola System in North America, and aluminum rolled products producer, Novelis Inc., have announced the signing of a multi-year agreement for the supply of aluminum can sheet.

The agreement covers the supply of aluminum can body stock, can end stock and can tab stock to the various producers of beverage cans for Coca-Cola in North America.  Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The contract continues a decades-long relationship between the two companies and maintains Novelis' role as the primary supplier of aluminum can sheet to Coca-Cola in North America.

"We're pleased to have reached an agreement with our aluminum supplier, Novelis, resulting in a multi-year aluminum can sheet contract," said Mark Shaughnessy, president and chief executive officer of CCBSS.  

"This new agreement not only continues a highly-valued, long-standing supply partnership, but it also sets the stage for us to collaboratively drive increases in packaging recovery and re-use.  With our partners at Novelis, we look forward to our continued success and delivering refreshing Coca-Cola products across North America."