Scriba, NY • Central NY
Novelis Oswego Aluminum Plant Hot Mill Rebuild & Modernization
448 County Route 1A, Oswego, NY 13126
What is it? · Identity & scale
- Project type
- Industrial
- Review stage
- Under Construction
Who & what? · Context & documents
- Developer / applicant entity
- Novelis Corporation
- Estimated investment / project cost
- $255M
- Reviewing board
- IDA / LDC
Site notes
Major $255,000,000 industrial reconstruction and machinery modernization of the Hot Mill and Finishing Mill at Novelis's Scriba aluminum manufacturing complex following destructive plant fires in September and November 2025. County of Oswego held a public hearing at the Town of Scriba Municipal Building on January 6, 2026 and unanimously approved a $15,000,000 state and local sales tax exemption on January 7-8, 2026, alongside a $2.787M NYS DOT Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance grant.
Source
WRVO Public Media / County of Oswego IDA· Jan 8, 2026
Public record & decisions
Applicant Claims
Rebuilds critical automotive aluminum sheet production capacity supplying Ford F-150 manufacturing while retaining 1,100+ regional jobs and a $180M annual payroll without missing employee paychecks during the post-fire shutdown.
Staff / Agency Concerns
Fire suppression, industrial safety oversight after back-to-back September and November 2025 mill fires, and citizen scrutiny over the $15M sales tax exemption size.
Public Testimony
Public hearing held on January 6, 2026 at Scriba Municipal Building; supportive testimony from CenterState CEO and Oswego County legislators, with subsequent public letter-to-the-editor commentary questioning subsidy oversight.