Why It Matters
Novelis Inc. is maintaining steady engagement with Congress on aluminum industry issues, even as the specific legislative targets of its lobbying remain undisclosed in its latest quarterly filing. The company has filed successive lobbying disclosures over the past year while dealing with tariff complexities and supply chain challenges that shape the broader aluminum market.
By the Numbers
Novelis reported $230,000 in in-house lobbying expenses for the second quarter of 2026. The company operates with two in-house lobbyists listed in its disclosure: Chris Cerone, Vice President of Global Government Affairs, and Jamie Hunter, Head of Federal Government Affairs.
The filing represents a shift downward from the company's first quarter spending of $320,000. Its second quarter spending is the lowest quarterly expenditure since Novelis began its sustained lobbying push in mid-2025, when it filed a $180,000 disclosure. The company increased spending significantly through late 2025, reaching $310,000 in the fourth quarter, before pulling back this quarter.
Novelis has worked with external firms alongside its in-house team. The company terminated its relationship with ArentFox Schiff LLP in the third quarter of 2025 and brought on Mercury Public Affairs LLC, which has filed separate disclosures reporting $50,000 per quarter on aluminum industry matters.
The Bottom Line
Novelis continues its quarterly disclosure filings without specifying which legislative or regulatory issues drive its congressional engagement. The company's lobbying footprint reflects an industry managing tariff policy concerns and supply chain pressures, though the current filing does not detail the specific bills or policy areas being targeted this quarter.
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