Exhibit 10.7
AMENDED AND RESTATED MOLTEN METAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
between

NOVELIS INC.

(as Purchaser)

and

RIO TINTO ALCAN INC.

(as Supplier)
for the Supply of Molten Metal to Purchaser’s Saguenay Works Facility
Dated as of January 1, 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

         
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
    1    
2. MOLTEN METAL
    6    
3. FORCE MAJEURE
    11    
4. ASSIGNMENT
    13    
5. TERM AND TERMINATION
    14    
6. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
    15    
7. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
    16    
8. MISCELLANEOUS
    19  

SCHEDULES

1   Contract Tonnage and Estimated Weekly Shipping Schedule for Contract Year 1
  2   Saguenay Smelters

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MOLTEN METAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT entered into in the City of Montréal, Province of Quebec, as of
January 1, 2008.

     
BETWEEN:
  NOVELIS INC., a corporation organized under the Canada Business Corporations
Act (“Novelis” or the “Purchaser”);
 
   
AND:
  RIO TINTO ALCAN INC. (formally known as Alcan Inc.), a corporation organized
under the Canada Business Corporations Act (“Alcan” or the “Supplier”).
RECITALS:
   

WHEREAS the Parties entered into a Molten Metal Supply Agreement dated
January 5, 2005 (the “Original Agreement”) relating to the supply of Molten
Metal by the Supplier to the Purchaser for the Purchaser’s Saguenay Works
facility; and
WHEREAS the Parties wish to modify certain of the terms and conditions of the
Original Agreement and amend and restate the Original Agreement by this
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other
provisions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1   Definitions       For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
and expressions and variations thereof shall, unless another meaning is clearly
required in the context, have the meanings specified or referred to in this
Section 1.1:       “Affected Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.  
    “Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such
first Person as of the date on which or at any time during the period for when
such determination is being made. For purposes of this definition, “control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise and
the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.       “Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Molten Metal Supply
Agreement, including all of the Schedules hereto.

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    “Alcan” means Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. and its successors and permitted assigns.
      “Alcan Group” means Alcan and its Subsidiaries from time to time .      
“Applicable Law” means any applicable law, rule or regulation of any
Governmental Authority or any outstanding order, judgment, injunction, ruling or
decree by any Governmental Authority.       “Base Contract Tonnage” means in
respect of each Contract Year, *** Tonnes, subject to reduction in accordance
with Section 2.3(c) and Section 2.4(b).       “Bill of Lading Date” means the
date of the bill of lading representing Molten Metal cargo to be delivered under
this Agreement.       “Business Concern” means any corporation, company, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association
or any other form of association.       “Business Day” means any day excluding
(i) Saturday, Sunday and any other day which, in the City of Montréal (Canada)
or in the City of New York (United States), is a legal holiday, or (ii) a day on
which banks are authorized by Applicable Law to close in the city of Montréal
(Canada) or in the city of New York (United States).       “Commercially
Reasonable Efforts” means the efforts that a reasonable and prudent Person
desirous of achieving a business result would use in similar circumstances to
ensure that such result is achieved as expeditiously as possible in the context
of commercial relations of the type contemplated in this Agreement; provided,
however, that an obligation to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts under this
Agreement does not require the Person subject to that obligation to assume any
material obligations or pay any material amounts to a Third Party or take
actions that would reduce the benefits intended to be obtained by such Person
under this Agreement.       “Consent” means any approval, consent, ratification,
waiver or other authorization.       “Contract Price” for each Tonne of Molten
Metal sold and purchased hereunder in any month shall be:

  (i)   in respect of each month occurring during the initial Term (Contract
Year *** to Contract Year ***, inclusive); the Midwest Price minus the Molten
Metal Discount; and

 

***   Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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  (ii)   in respect of each month occurring during any extension of the Term,
such price as may be agreed by the Purchaser and the Supplier as a result of
good faith negotiations in connection with any extension of the Term pursuant to
Section 5.2 hereof.

    Such amount shall be rounded upwards to the nearest Dollar.       “Contract
Tonnage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).       “Contract Year”
means each calendar year during the Term and any extension thereof.       “CPT”
means, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, CPT
as defined in Incoterms 2000, published by the ICC, Paris, France, as amended
from time to time.       “Default Interest Rate” means the rate of interest
charged by Supplier from time to time on late payments in accordance with
Supplier’s normal commercial practice, as indicated on invoices issued by
Supplier to Purchaser hereunder.       “Defaulting Party” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.       “Delivery Site” means the Purchaser’s Saguenay Works
facility located at 2040 Fay Street, Jonquière, Quebec, Canada.       “Disputes”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.       “Dollars” or “$” means the
lawful currency of the United States of America.       “Event of Default” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.       “Force Majeure” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2.       “Governmental Authority” means any court,
arbitration panel, governmental or regulatory authority, agency, stock exchange,
commission or body.       “Governmental Authorization” means any Consent,
license, certificate, franchise, registration or permit issued, granted, given
or otherwise made available by, or under the authority of, any Governmental
Authority or pursuant to any Applicable Law.       “Group” means Alcan Group or
Novelis Group, as the context requires.       “ICC” means the International
Chamber of Commerce.

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    “Incoterms 2000” means the set of international rules updated in the year
2000 for the interpretation of the most commonly used trade terms for foreign
trade, as published by the ICC.       “Information” means any information,
whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or
other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies,
reports, test procedures, research, records, books, contracts, instruments,
surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, manufacturing
techniques, manufacturing variables, designs, specifications, drawings,
blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, products, product plans, flow
charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other
software, marketing plans, customer information, customer services, supplier
information, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client
privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or
under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical,
financial, employee or business information or data.       “LME” means the
London Metal Exchange.       “Midwest Price” for any calendar month means the
arithmetic average of the mid-west transaction prices for primary high grade
aluminum, as published in Platt’s Metals Week on each day during the calendar
month preceding such calendar month or as otherwise determined pursuant to
Section 2.6(b). As an example, the Midwest Price for the month of April will be
based on metal prices published during the month of March.       “Molten Metal”
means P1020 aluminum metal in molten form.       “Molten Metal Discount” means,
(i) for each of Contract Year *** to Contract Year ***, inclusive, the Molten
Metal Discount for the preceding Contract Year multiplied by a factor equal to
*** of the preceding Contract Year’s US PPI increase (or decrease); and (ii) for
any Contract Year after Contract Year ***, such amount as may be agreed by the
Purchaser and the Supplier as a result of good faith negotiations in connection
with any extension of the Term pursuant to Section 5.2. For the purposes hereof,
the Molten Metal Discount for the year preceding Contract Year *** shall be
deemed to be $*** per Tonne.       “Novelis” means Novelis Inc. and its
successors and permitted assigns.       “Novelis Group” means Novelis and its
Affiliates from time to time.

 

***   Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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    “Ordinary Course of Business” means any action taken by a Person that is in
the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such Person and is
consistent with the past practices of such Person.       “Original Agreement”
has the meaning set out in the Preamble to this Agreement.       “Party” means
each of the Purchaser and the Supplier as a party to this Agreement and
“Parties” means both of them.       “Person” means any individual, Business
Concern or Governmental Authority.       “Purchaser” has the meaning set forth
in the Preamble to this Agreement.       “Representatives” means, with respect
to any Person, any of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents,
consultants, advisors, accountants or attorneys.       “Saguenay Smelter” means
those aluminum smelters of the Supplier identified in Schedule 2.      
“Saguenay Works” means the Purchaser’s light gauge rolled products facility at
Jonquière, Quebec, Canada.       “Sales Tax” means any sales, use, consumption,
goods and services, value added or similar tax, duty or charge imposed by a
Governmental Authority pursuant to Applicable Law.       “Separation Agreement”
means the Separation Agreement dated December 31, 2004 between the Parties, as
amended, restated or modified from time to time.       “Specifications” means
such specifications for Molten Metal as may be proposed from time to time in
accordance with Section 2.7.       “Subsidiary” of any Person means any
corporation, partnership, limited liability entity, joint venture or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which a majority of the
total voting power of capital stock or other interests entitled (without the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such Person.       “Supplier” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this
Agreement.       “Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.      
“Terminating Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.

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    “Third Party” means a Person that is not a Party to this Agreement, other
than a member or an Affiliate of Alcan Group or a member or an Affiliate of
Novelis Group.       “Tonne” means 1,000 kilograms.       “US PPI” means the
Producer Price Index for industrial commodities (Series Id: WPUSOP2000), as
published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor.   1.2   Currency

All references to currency herein are to Dollars unless otherwise specified.  
1.3   Vienna Convention       The Parties agree that the terms of the United
Nations Convention (Vienna Convention) on Contracts for the International Sale
of Goods (1980) shall not apply to this Agreement or the obligations of the
Parties hereunder.   2.   MOLTEN METAL   2.1   Supply and Sale by the Supplier

  (a)   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, beginning on the
date hereof and continuing throughout the Term of this Agreement, the Supplier
shall supply and sell to the Purchaser “CPT the Delivery Site” the quantities of
Molten Metal determined in accordance with this Agreement.     (b)   The
Supplier shall supply Molten Metal produced by the Supplier from a Saguenay
Smelter of the Supplier’s choosing or from such other sources and locations as
may be agreed.

2.2   Purchase by the Purchaser       Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, beginning on the date hereof and continuing throughout the Term
of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall purchase and take delivery from the
Supplier “CPT the Delivery Site” the quantities of Molten Metal determined in
accordance with this Agreement.

2.3   Quantities of Molten Metal Required by the Purchaser

  (a)   The Purchaser agrees to purchase and the Supplier agrees to supply, in
each Contract Year, Contract Tonnage of no more than the Base Contract Tonnage
applicable for such Contract Year and no less than eighty percent (80%) of the
Base Contract Tonnage applicable for such Contract Year as specified by the

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      Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.3(c) below. The purchase and supply, as
applicable, by the Parties, of any greater quantity shall be subject to further
agreement of the Parties, at each Party’s discretion.     (b)   The Parties
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to arrange for shipping and delivery
schedules to be approximately evenly spread on a daily and weekly basis
throughout each Contract Year.     (c)   On or before October 31 in each
Contract Year, the Purchaser shall submit to the Supplier a notice setting forth
the annual quantity of Molten Metal required for the next succeeding Contract
Year (the “Contract Tonnage” for such Contract Year), which shall be no less
than 80% of the Base Contract Tonnage applicable to the next succeeding Contract
Year, and no more than the Base Contract Tonnage for such Contract Year, and an
estimated shipping schedule and quantities of Molten Metal to be purchased in
each week of such Contract Year; in establishing such shipping schedule, the
Purchaser shall endeavour to divide the Contract Tonnage as evenly as possible
for delivery throughout each day and each week in the Contract Year. The
Contract Tonnage for Contract Year 1, and the estimated shipping schedule and
quantities of Molten Metal to be delivered in each week during Contract Year 1,
are set out in Schedule 1 hereto.

2.4   Other Terms Affecting Quantity

  (a)   Throughout the Term of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall be entitled
to request reductions in the amount of Molten Metal to be delivered in any week
by the Supplier hereunder by notice to the Supplier, and the Supplier shall
adjust its shipments so as to provide such reduced amount in such week, provided
such reduction is made in connection with either (i) a planned maintenance
shutdown of the Purchaser’s facilities at Saguenay Works or (ii) a statutory
holiday falling in such week, and the Parties have agreed on the timing for any
such maintenance shut down or variation in quantity. The Parties shall use their
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to reach agreement under this Section 2.4(a)
with a view to avoiding production disruptions or inventory buildup. Any
reduction of weekly supply pursuant to this Section 2.4(a) shall not affect the
obligations of the Purchaser and the Supplier under Section 2.3(a).     (b)  
The quantity of Molten Metal which the Purchaser agrees to purchase and the
Supplier agrees to supply hereunder shall be subject to reduction in the event
the Supplier provides notice to the Purchaser that one or more of the Saguenay
Smelters owned by the Supplier has been temporarily or permanently shut down by
the Supplier, provided such shut down has occurred as a result of a good faith
decision by the Supplier that the continued operation of such Saguenay Smelter
would be uneconomic or otherwise unviable for the Supplier or non
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      quantity as may be agreed by the Parties and, failing agreement, shall be
for such quantity as is equal to the Contract Tonnage multiplied by the annual
reduction capacity of the Saguenay Smelters (or Smelter) that has (or have) been
shut down, and divided by the total annual production capacity of all Saguenay
Smelters before giving effect to the shut down. Supplier shall provide not less
than 18 months prior notice to Purchaser before invoking this provision.     (c)
  Subject to the Parties’ obligations to purchase and supply, as applicable, the
Contract Tonnage in each Contract Year on the terms of this Section 2, the
Parties shall consult at least once a week in order to agree on the quantities
of Molten Metal to be supplied on a daily basis. The Supplier will use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to allocate Molten Metal produced by the
Supplier on a fair basis between the Purchaser and facilities of the Supplier or
its Affiliates that require Molten Metal.

2.5   Supplier’s Shipping Obligations

  (a)   The Supplier shall supply to the Purchaser, in accordance with the terms
hereof, in each week, such quantity of Molten Metal as is identified by the
Purchaser in respect of such week in a notice pursuant to Section 2.3(c) hereof,
subject to any reduction in accordance with Section 2.4.     (b)  
Notwithstanding the provisions of Incoterms 2000 and Section 2.10, the Supplier
acknowledges its responsibility to make all necessary arrangements for the
transportation of Molten Metal to the Delivery Site on behalf of the Purchaser.
The Supplier shall act as the disclosed agent of the Purchaser in entering into
contracts for hiring carriers for the shipment of Molten Metal under this
Agreement. In doing this, the Supplier shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts
to obtain the most competitive freight rates and shall obtain approval from the
Purchaser before entering into any long term contracts for hiring carriers on
behalf of the Purchaser. The Supplier shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts
to ensure that such transportation is suitable for delivering Molten Metal to
the Delivery Site.

2.6   Price

  (a)   The price payable by the Purchaser to the Supplier for each Tonne of
Molten Metal sold and purchased pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 shall be the
Contract Price. The date used for calculating the Contract Price for any
shipment of Molten Metal shall be the Bill of Lading Date.     (b)   In the
event that Platt’s Metal Week ceases to be published or ceases to publish the
relevant reference price for determining the Midwest Price, the Parties shall
meet with a view to agreeing on an alternative publication or, as applicable, an
alternative reference price. If the Parties fail to reach an agreement within

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      sixty (60) days of any Party having notified the other to enter into
discussions to agree to an alternative publication or reference price, then the
Chairman of the LME in London, England or his nominee shall be requested to
select a suitable reference in lieu thereof and an appropriate amendment to the
terms of this Section 2.6. The decision of the Chairman or his nominee shall be
final and binding on the Parties.

2.7   Quality

  (a)   Molten Metal supplied under this Agreement shall comply with the
definition of “Molten Metal” set forth in Section 1.1. The Supplier shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to notify the Purchaser prior to shipment of any
Molten Metal that does not meet this description. The Purchaser shall not be
required to accept delivery of any Molten Metal that does not meet this
description. If the Purchaser does not accept delivery of Molten Metal not
meeting this description, the Supplier’s obligation shall be limited to the
assumption of all costs for return of such Molten Metal to the Supplier, and for
the delivery of replacement Molten Metal to the Purchaser. All other express or
implied warranties, conditions and other terms relating to Molten Metal
hereunder, including warranties relating to merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose, are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by
Applicable Law.     (b)   The Purchaser may from time to time propose that
Molten Metal to be supplied hereunder comply with additional specifications. The
Supplier shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to agree to such proposed
modifications or additions.

2.8   Payment

  (a)   The Purchaser shall pay the Supplier in full, in accordance with
Supplier’s commercial invoice, for each shipment of Molten Metal meeting the
Specifications for P1020 aluminum metal or otherwise accepted by Purchaser.
Payment shall be made on the first (1st) day and fourteenth (14th) day of each
month during the Term(each a “Payment Date”), or if such day is not a Business
Day, then on the immediately following Business Day. Payment shall be made on
each Payment Date in respect of all invoices issued more than 30 days prior to
such payment date and not previously paid, with invoices issued after such date
being payable on the next following Payment Date.     (b)   If the Purchaser
believes that a shipment of Molten Metal does not meet the description of Molten
Metal as defined in this Agreement and has rejected such shipment in a timely
manner in accordance with the terms hereof, it need not pay the invoice.
However, if the Purchaser subsequently accepts that the Molten Metal complies
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      shall pay the invoice and, if payment is overdue pursuant to
Section 2.8(a) above, interest in accordance with Section 2.8(c).     (c)   If
any payment required to be made pursuant to Section 2.8(a) above is overdue, the
full amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Default
Interest Rate calculated on the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from and
excluding the date on which such payment was due, up to and including the actual
date of receipt of payment in the nominated bank or banking account.     (d)  
All amounts paid to the Supplier or the Purchaser hereunder shall be paid in
Dollars by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by ACH to the account
specified by the Supplier or Purchaser, as applicable, by notice from time to
time by one Party to the other hereunder.     (e)   If any Party fails to
purchase or supply, as applicable, any quantity of Molten Metal in any month as
required under the terms of this Agreement, such Party shall be liable to the
other Party for all direct damages, losses and costs resulting from such
failure, provided that such other Party shall use its Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to mitigate such damages, losses and costs.

2.9   Delivery       Molten Metal shall be delivered CPT the Delivery Site. The
delivery of Molten Metal pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be governed by
Incoterms 2000, as amended from time to time.   2.10   Title and Risk of Loss  
    Title to and risk of damage to and loss of Molten Metal shall pass to the
Purchaser as the Molten Metal is delivered by the Supplier to the carrier.

2.11   Purchaser as Principal       The Purchaser warrants that all Molten Metal
to be purchased hereunder shall be purchased for Purchaser’s own consumption.
The Purchaser agrees that it shall not re-sell or otherwise make available to
any Person any Molten Metal purchased from the Supplier hereunder, other than in
respect of transactions undertaken in small quantities by the Purchaser to
balance purchases or Purchaser’s metal position.

2.12   Continuous Supply Chain Improvement       The Parties shall form a work
group comprised of four representatives of each Party to identify opportunities
to improve the supply chain, to agree on performance metrics and to determine
appropriate financial penalties and incentives relative to target performance
levels. The Parties shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to complete such
process by June 30, 2008. This Agreement, including Schedule 3, will

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          be modified accordingly to reflect any agreements reached by the
Parties in connection with such process.

3.   FORCE MAJEURE

3.1   Effect of Force Majeure

    No Party shall be liable for any loss or damage that arises directly or
indirectly through or as a result of any delay in the fulfilment of or failure
to fulfil its obligations in whole or in part (other than the payment of money
as may be owed by a Party) under this Agreement where the delay or failure is
due to Force Majeure. The obligations of the Party affected by the event of
Force Majeure (the “Affected Party”) shall be suspended, to the extent that
those obligations are affected by the event of Force Majeure, from the date the
Affected Party first gives notice in respect of that event of Force Majeure
until cessation of that event of Force Majeure (or the consequences thereof).

3.2   Definition       “Force Majeure” shall mean any act, occurrence or
omission (or other event), subsequent to the commencement of the Term hereof,
which is beyond the reasonable control of the Affected Party including, but not
limited to: fires, explosions, accidents, strikes, lockouts or labour
disturbances, floods, droughts, earthquakes, epidemics, seizures of cargo, wars
(whether or not declared), civil commotion, acts of God or the public enemy,
action of any government, legislature, court or other Governmental Authority,
action by any authority, representative or organisation exercising or claiming
to exercise powers of a government or Governmental Authority, compliance with
Applicable Law, blockades, power failures or curtailments, inadequacy or
shortages or curtailments or cessation of supplies of raw materials or other
supplies, failure or breakdown of equipment of facilities, the invocation of
Force Majeure by any party to an agreement under which any Party’s operations
are affected, and any declaration of Force Majeure by the facility producing the
Molten Metal, or any other event beyond the reasonable control of the Parties
whether or not similar to the events or occurrences enumerated above. In no
circumstances shall problems with making payments constitute Force Majeure.  
3.3   Notice       Upon the occurrence of an event of Force Majeure, the
Affected Party shall promptly give notice to the other Party hereto setting
forth the details of the event of Force Majeure and an estimate of the likely
duration of the Affected Party’s inability to fulfil its obligations under this
Agreement. The Affected Party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
remove the said cause or causes and to resume, with the shortest possible delay,
compliance with its obligations under this Agreement, provided that the Affected
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    lockout or labour dispute on terms not acceptable to it. When the said cause
or causes have ceased to exist, the Affected Party shall promptly give notice to
the other Party that such cause or causes have ceased to exist.

3.4   Pro Rata Allocation       If the Supplier’s supply of any Molten Metal to
be delivered to the Purchaser is stopped or disrupted by an event of Force
Majeure, the Supplier shall have the right to allocate its available supplies of
such Molten Metal, if any, among any or all of its existing customers whether or
not under contract, in a fair and equitable manner. In addition, where the
Supplier is the Affected Party, it may (but shall not be required to) offer to
supply, from another source, Molten Metal of similar quality in substitution for
the Molten Metal subject to the event of Force Majeure to satisfy that amount
which would have otherwise been sold and purchased hereunder at a price which
may be more or less than the price hereunder.   3.5   Consultation       Within
thirty (30) days of the cessation of the event of Force Majeure, the Parties
shall consult with a view to reaching agreement as to the Supplier’s obligation
to provide, and the Purchaser’s obligation to take delivery of, that quantity of
Molten Metal that could not be sold and purchased hereunder because of the event
of Force Majeure, provided that any such shortfall quantity has not been
replaced by substitute Molten Metal pursuant to the terms above.       In the
absence of any agreement by the Parties, failure to deliver or accept delivery
of Molten Metal which is excused by or results from the operation of the
foregoing provisions of this Section 3 shall not extend the Term of this
Agreement and the quantities of Molten Metal to be sold and purchased under this
Agreement shall be reduced by the quantities affected by such failure.

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3.6   Termination

  (a)   If an event of Force Majeure where the Affected Party is the Purchaser
shall continue for more than *** consecutive calendar months, then the Supplier
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.     (b)   If an event of Force
Majeure where the Affected Party is the Supplier shall continue for more than
*** consecutive calendar months, then the Purchaser shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement.

4.   ASSIGNMENT   4.1   Prohibition on Assignments       No Party shall assign
or transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, or any interest or obligation
arising under this Agreement, except as permitted by Section 4.2, without the
prior written consent of the other Party.   4.2   Assignment within Alcan Group
or Novelis Group

  (a)   With the consent of Novelis, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, Alcan may elect to have one or more of the Persons
comprising the Alcan Group assume the rights and obligations of the Supplier
under this Agreement, provided that

  (i)   Alcan shall remain fully liable for all obligations of the Supplier
hereunder, and     (ii)   the transferee will remain at all times a member of
the Alcan Group;

  any such successor to Alcan as a Supplier under this Agreement shall be deemed
to be the “Supplier” for all purposes of the Agreement.     (b)   With the
consent of Alcan, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
Novelis may elect to have one or more of the Persons comprising the Novelis
Group assume the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement,
provided that

 

***   Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
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  (i)   Novelis shall remain fully liable for all obligations of the Purchaser
hereunder, and     (ii)   the transferee will remain at all times a member of
the Novelis Group;

any such successor to Novelis as Purchaser under this Agreement shall be deemed
to be the “Purchaser” for all purposes of this Agreement.

5.   TERM AND TERMINATION

5.1   Term       The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on ***
and terminate on ***, unless terminated earlier or extended pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.

5.2   Extension       One year prior to the expiration of the Term or any
extension thereof, the Parties, upon the request of either Party, shall meet to
negotiate in good faith a possible extension of the Term for a further period on
terms to be mutually agreed (including in respect of quantities of Molten Metal
to be purchased and supplied hereunder and pricing to apply in such further
period). If no such agreement is reached between the Parties, the Agreement
shall terminate upon expiry of the Term or relevant extension thereof.

5.3   Termination       This Agreement shall terminate:

  (a)   upon expiry of the Term;     (b)   upon the mutual agreement of the
Parties prior to the expiry of the Term;     (c)   pursuant to Section 3.6 as a
result of Force Majeure; or     (d)   following the occurrence of an Event of
Default, in accordance with Section 6.

 

***   Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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6.   EVENTS OF DEFAULT

6.1   This Agreement may be terminated in its entirety immediately at the option
of a Party (the “Terminating Party”), in the event that an Event of Default
occurs in relation to the other Party (the “Defaulting Party”), and such
termination shall take effect immediately upon the Terminating Party providing
notice to the Defaulting Party of the termination.       For the purposes of
this Agreement, each of the following shall individually and collectively
constitute an “Event of Default” with respect to a Party:

  (a)   such Party defaults in payment of any payments which are due and payable
by it pursuant to this Agreement, and such default is not cured within thirty
(30) days following receipt by the Defaulting Party of notice of such default;  
  (b)   such Party breaches any of its material obligations pursuant to this
Agreement (other than as set out in paragraph (a) above), and fails to cure it
within sixty (60) days after receipt of notice from the non-defaulting Party
specifying the default with reasonable detail and demanding that it be cured,
provided that if such breach is not capable of being cured within sixty
(60) days after receipt of such notice and the Party in default has diligently
pursued efforts to cure the default within the sixty (60) day period, no Event
of Default under this paragraph (b) shall occur;     (c)   such Party breaches
any material representation or warranty, or fails to perform or comply with any
material covenant, provision, undertaking or obligation in or of the Separation
Agreement;     (d)   in relation to the Purchaser (1) upon the occurrence of a
Non Compete Breach (as defined in the Separation Agreement) and the giving of
notice of the termination of this Agreement by Alcan to Novelis pursuant to
Section 14.03(b) of the Separation Agreement and pursuant to this paragraph of
this Agreement, or (2) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Non Compete
Breach (as defined in the Separation Agreement) and the giving of notice of the
termination of this Agreement by Alcan to Novelis pursuant to Section 14.04(e)
of the Separation Agreement, in which event the termination of this Agreement
shall be effective immediately upon Alcan providing Novelis notice pursuant to
Section 14.03(b) or Section 14.04(e) of the Separation Agreement;     (e)   such
Party (i) is bankrupt or insolvent or takes the benefit of any statute in force
for bankrupt or insolvent debtors, or (ii) files a proposal or takes any action
or proceeding before any court of competent jurisdiction for dissolution,
winding-up or liquidation, or for the liquidation of its assets, or a receiver
is appointed in respect of its assets, which order, filing or appointment is not
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  (f)   proceedings are commenced by or against such Party under the laws of any
jurisdiction relating to reorganization, arrangement or compromise.

7.   DISPUTE RESOLUTION   7.1   Disputes       The provisions of this Section 7
shall govern all disputes, controversies or claims (whether arising in contract,
delict, tort or otherwise) between the Parties that may arise out of, or relate
to, or arise under or in connection with, this Agreement (a “Dispute”).   7.2  
Negotiation       The Parties hereby undertake to attempt in good faith to
resolve any Dispute by way of negotiation between senior executives who have
authority to settle such Dispute. In furtherance of the foregoing, any Party may
initiate the negotiation by way of a notice (an “Escalation Notice”) demanding
an in-person meeting involving representatives of the Parties at a senior level
of management of the Parties (or if the Parties agree, of the appropriate
strategic business unit or division within such Party). A copy of any Escalation
Notice shall be given to the Chief Legal Officer of each Party (which copy shall
state that it is an Escalation Notice pursuant to this Agreement). Any agenda,
location or procedures for such negotiation may be established by the Parties
from time to time; provided, however, that the negotiation shall be completed
within thirty (30) days of the date of the Escalation Notice or within such
longer period as the Parties may agree in writing prior to the expiration of the
initial thirty-day period.   7.3   Mediation

  (a)   If the Dispute has not been resolved by negotiation as provided in
Section 7.2 within thirty (30) days of the date of the Escalation Notice or such
extended period as may be agreed by the Parties, or should the Parties fail to
meet within the said thirty-day period, the Parties shall endeavour to settle
the Dispute by mediation. The Party wishing to refer a Dispute to mediation
shall give written notice to the other (the “Mediation Notice”) describing the
Dispute, requiring that the Dispute be submitted to mediation and proposing the
name of a suitable person to be appointed mediator.     (b)   If the other Party
rejects the proposed mediator and the Parties are unable to agree on a mediator
within fifteen (15) days of the Mediation Notice, then either Party may request
the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution to appoint a mediator from the CPR
Panel of Distinguished Neutrals.     (c)   The mediator shall be entitled to
make recommendations to the Parties which, unless the Parties agree otherwise,
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  (d)   The mediation shall continue until the earliest to occur of the
following: (i) the Parties reach agreement as to the resolution of the Dispute,
(ii) the mediator makes a finding that there is no possibility of resolution
through mediation, or (iii) sixty (60) days have elapsed since the appointment
of the mediator.     (e)   Each Party shall bear its own costs in connection
with the mediation; the fees and disbursements of the mediator shall be borne
equally by the Parties.     (f)   If the Parties accept any recommendation made
by the mediator or otherwise reach agreement as to the resolution of the
Dispute, such agreement shall be recorded in writing and signed by the Parties,
whereupon it shall become binding upon the Parties and have, as between them,
the authority of a final judgment or arbitral award (res judicata).     (g)  
The mediation shall be confidential and neither the Parties (including their
auditors and insurers) nor their counsel and any Person necessary to the conduct
of the mediation nor the mediator or any other neutral involved in the mediation
shall disclose the existence, content (including submissions made, positions
adopted and any evidence or documents presented or exchanged), or outcome of any
mediation hereunder without the prior written consent of the Parties, except as
may be required by Applicable Law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange.  
  (h)   In the event that a Dispute is referred to arbitration in accordance
with Section 7.4 below, the mediator or any other neutral involved in the
mediation shall not take part in the arbitration, whether as a witness or
otherwise, and any recommendation made by him in connection with the mediation
shall not be relied upon by either Party without the consent of the other Party
and of the mediator or neutral, and neither Party shall make use of or rely upon
information supplied, positions adopted, or arguments raised, by the other Party
in the mediation.     (i)   Subject to the right of the Parties to seek interim
or conservatory relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, as provided below
in Section 7.4 (e) neither Party shall be entitled to refer a Dispute to
arbitration unless the dispute has first been the subject of an Escalation
Notice and been referred to mediation in accordance with Sections 7.2 and 7.3.

7.4   Arbitration

  (a)   Any Dispute which has not been resolved by negotiation or mediation as
provided herein shall, upon the request of either Party, be referred to and
finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the
London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) then in force (the “LCIA
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  (b)   The arbitral tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The place of
arbitration shall be Montréal, Canada. The language of the arbitration shall be
English.     (c)   The costs of the arbitration shall be specified by the
arbitral tribunal and shall be borne by the unsuccessful Party, unless the
arbitral tribunal, in its discretion, determines a different apportionment,
taking all relevant circumstances into account. The costs of arbitration
include, in addition to the costs of the arbitration as determined by the LCIA
Court under Article 28.1 of the LCIA Rules, the legal and other costs incurred
by the Parties, including: (i) the reasonable travel and other expenses of
witnesses; (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of expert witnesses; and
(iii) the costs of legal representation and assistance, to the extent that the
arbitral tribunal determines that the amount of such costs is reasonable.    
(d)   The arbitral tribunal shall endeavour to issue its award within sixty
(60) days of the last hearing of the substantive issues in dispute between the
Parties; however, the arbitral tribunal shall not lose jurisdiction if it fails
to respect this delay. The arbitral award shall be final and binding.     (e)  
For the purposes of any interim or conservatory measure that may be sought in
aid of the arbitration proceedings, the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court in the judicial district of
Montréal, Canada, and waive any right to invoke, and they hereby agree not to
invoke, any claim of forum non conveniens, inconvenient forum, or transfer or
change of venue. Without prejudice to such interim or conservatory remedies as
may be obtained from a competent court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full
authority to grant interim or conservatory remedies and to award damages for the
failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.  
  (f)   Neither the Parties (including their auditors and insurers) nor their
counsel and any Person necessary to the conduct of the arbitration nor the
arbitrators shall disclose the existence, content (including submissions and any
evidence or documents presented or exchanged), or outcome of any arbitration
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Parties, except as may be
required by Applicable Law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange.

7.5   Continuing Obligations       The existence of a Dispute with respect to
this Agreement between the Parties shall not relieve either Party from
performance of its obligations under this Agreement that are not the subject of
such Dispute.

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8.   MISCELLANEOUS

8.1   Construction       In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention
appears:

  (a)   the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;     (b)  
reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this
Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such
Person in any other capacity or individually;     (c)   reference to any gender
includes each other gender;     (d)   reference to any agreement, document or
instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified,
supplemented or restated, and in effect from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof subject to compliance with the requirements set forth herein;    
(e)   reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended,
modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect
from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
reference to any section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that
provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting
the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or
reenactment of such section or other provision;     (f)   “herein”, “hereby”,
“hereunder”, “hereof”, “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed
references to this Agreement or to the relevant Ancillary Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular Article, Section or other provision hereof or thereof;
    (g)   “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including
without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;     (h)
  the Table of Contents and headings are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof or thereof;     (i)  
with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and
including” and “to” means “to but excluding”; and     (j)   references to
documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all
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8.2   Notices       All notices and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given (a) on the date of
delivery, if delivered personally, (b) on the first Business Day following the
date of dispatch if delivered by a nationally recognized next-day courier
service, (c) on the date of actual receipt if delivered by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (d) if sent by
facsimile transmission, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed by telephone.
All notices hereunder shall be delivered as follows:       If to the Purchaser,
to:       Novelis Inc.
3399 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1500
Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Fax: 404-814-4272

Attention: General Counsel       If to the Supplier, to:       Rio Tinto Alcan
Inc.
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 3G2
Fax: 514-848-8115       Attention: Chief Legal Officer       Any Party may, by
notice to the other Party, change the address or fax number to which such
notices are to be given.

8.3   Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable
therein, irrespective of conflict of laws principles under Quebec law, as to all
matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability,
performance and remedies.

8.4   Judgment Currency       The obligations of a Party to make payments
hereunder shall not be discharged by an amount paid in any currency other than
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    judgment or arbitral award or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so
paid upon conversion to Dollars and transferred to an account indicated by the
Party to receive such funds under normal banking procedures does not yield the
amount of Dollars due, and each Party hereby, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment or award, agrees to indemnify the other Party
against, and to pay to such Party on demand, in Dollars, any difference between
the sum originally due in Dollars and the amount of Dollars received upon any
such conversion and transfer.

8.5   Entire Agreement       This Agreement and the schedules, exhibits, annexes
and appendices hereto and the specific agreements contemplated herein, contain
the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede all previous agreements, including the Original Agreement
and the letter agreement dated July 11, 2007, negotiations, discussions,
writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such
subject matter. No agreements or understandings exist between the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to
herein or therein.   8.6   Severability       If any provision of this Agreement
or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held
invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no
way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any
manner adverse to any Party. Upon such determination, the Parties shall
negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable
provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.   8.7   Survival      
The obligations of the Parties under Sections 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 7, 8.14 and 8.15
and liability for the breach of any obligation contained herein shall survive
the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.   8.8   Execution in
Counterparts       This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties
and delivered to the other Party.

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8.9   Amendments       No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived,
amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment,
supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized
representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver,
amendment, supplement or modification.   8.10   Waivers       No failure on the
part of a Party to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing
with respect to, any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
provided by Applicable Law.   8.11   No Partnership       Nothing contained
herein or in the Agreement shall make a Party a partner of any other Party and
no Party shall hold out the other as such.   8.12   Taxes, Royalties and Duties
      All royalties, taxes and duties imposed or levied on any Molten Metal
delivered hereunder (other than any taxes on the income of the Supplier) shall
be for the account of and paid by the Purchaser.   8.13   Limitations of
Liability       Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any
indirect, collateral, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages,
lost profit or failure to realize expected savings or other commercial or
economic loss of any kind, howsoever caused, and on any theory of liability
(including negligence) arising in any way out of this Agreement.   8.14  
Confidentiality

  (a)   Subject to Section 8.15, each Party shall hold, and shall cause its
respective Group members and its respective Affiliates (whether now an Affiliate
or hereafter becoming an Affiliate) and its Representatives to hold, in strict
confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to its own
confidential and proprietary Information, all confidential and proprietary
Information concerning the other Group (or any member thereof) that is either in
its possession (including Information in its possession prior to the date
hereof) or furnished by the other Group (or any member thereof) or by any of its
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      their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby (any such Information referred to herein as
“Confidential Information”), and shall not use, and shall cause its respective
Group members, Affiliates and Representatives not to use, any such Confidential
Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted
hereunder or thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information
shall not include Information that is or was (i) in the public domain other than
by the breach of this Agreement or by breach of any other agreement relating to
confidentiality between or among the Parties and/or their respective Group
members, their respective Affiliates or Representatives, (ii) lawfully acquired
by such Party (or any member of the Group to which such Party belongs or any of
such Party’s Affiliates) from a Third Party not bound by a confidentiality
obligation, or (iii) independently generated or developed by Persons who do not
have access to, or descriptions of, any such confidential or proprietary
Information of the other Party (or any member of the Group to which such Party
belongs).     (b)   Each Party shall maintain, and shall cause its respective
Group members to maintain, policies and procedures, and develop such further
policies and procedures as will from time to time become necessary or
appropriate, to ensure compliance with this Section 8.14(a).     (c)   Each
Party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed,
any Confidential Information to any other Person, except its Representatives who
need to know such Confidential Information (who shall be advised of their
obligations hereunder with respect to such Confidential Information), except in
compliance with Section 8.15. Without limiting the foregoing, when any
Information furnished by the other Party after the Effective Time pursuant to
this Agreement is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this
Agreement, each Party will promptly, after request of the other Party and at the
election of the Party receiving such request, return to the other Party all such
Information in a printed or otherwise tangible form (including all copies
thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) and destroy all
Information in an electronic or otherwise intangible form and certify to the
other Party that it has destroyed such Information (and such copies thereof and
such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Parties agree that to the extent some Information to be destroyed or
returned is retained as data or records for the purpose of business continuity
planning or is otherwise not accessible in the Ordinary Course of Business, such
data or records shall be destroyed in the Ordinary Course of Business in
accordance, if applicable, with the business continuity plan of the applicable
Party.

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8.15   Protective Arrangements       In the event that any Party or any member
of its Group or any Affiliate of such Party or any of their respective
Representatives either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is
required to disclose any Confidential Information (the “Disclosing Party”)
pursuant to Applicable Law or receives any demand under lawful process or from
any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Confidential Information of
the other Party (or any member of the Group to which such Party belongs), the
Disclosing Party shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, promptly
notify the other Party prior to the Disclosing Party disclosing or providing
such Confidential Information and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cooperate with the Requesting Party so that the Requesting Party may seek any
reasonable protective arrangements or other appropriate remedy and/or waive
compliance with this Section 8.15. All expenses reasonably incurred by the
Disclosing Party in seeking a protective order or other remedy will be borne by
the Requesting Party. Subject to the foregoing, the Disclosing Party may
thereafter disclose or provide such Confidential Information to the extent (but
only to the extent) required by such Applicable Law (as so advised by legal
counsel) or by lawful process or by such Governmental Authority and shall
promptly provide the Requesting Party with a copy of the Confidential
Information so disclosed, in the same form and format as disclosed, together
with a list of all Persons to whom such Confidential Information was disclosed.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated
Molten Metal Supply Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized
representatives as of the date first hereinabove written.

            NOVELIS INC.
      By:   /s/ Martha Brooks         Name:           Title:           RIO TINTO
ALCAN INC.
      By:   /s/ Jacynthe Cote         Name:           Title: