Novelis’ Oswego, New York manufacturing plant.
Courtesy: Novelis
Anotherfireignited on Thursday atNovelis’aluminumplant in Oswego, New York, that suppliesFord’slucrative F-150 truck line, about two months after a blaze halted much of the facility’s production.
Fordin Octobercutits profit forecast, citing a gross hit of up to $2 billion from the incident. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker expects to offset about $1 billion of that next year by increasing production at certain truck plants, it said in October.
WhileNovelisalso supplies other automakers,Fordis a major consumer because its trucks use a largelyaluminumbody. The automaker indefinitely paused production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Michigan after the Septemberfire, and output of its gas-powered trucks has also been disrupted.
The Oswego plant also had a smallfirein October.
Novelisin October said it planned to restart operations at the affected part of the plant by the end of December, an acceleration from its previous projection of resuming by the first quarter of 2026. ANovelisspokesperson said it was too soon to say if Thursday’sfirewould delay that timeline.
“Afirestarted atNovelis’ Oswego, New York, plant this morning. Everyone working at the plant was safely evacuated. Multiple localfiredepartments responded, and thefireis now under control. Crews are still on site to ensure it is fully extinguished,” the spokesperson said.
Forddid not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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