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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  May 12, 2005

                                  NOVELIS INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Canada                    001-32312
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    (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation)             File Number)      Identification No.)

     3399 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA             30326
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (404) 814-4200


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On May 12, 2005, Novelis Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for
the first quarter of 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

    EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
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        99.1      Press release of Novelis Inc., issued on May 12, 2005.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                          Novelis Inc.
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                                                          (Registrant)

May 12, 2005

                                                          /s/ David Kennedy
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                                                          David Kennedy
                                                          Secretary