Alcoa Corporation has announced that the Alumar smelter in São Luís, Brazil, has energized its first 20 crucibles as part of the ongoing restart of aluminum capacity at its current location. The Alumar smelter is owned by Alcoa and South32 Limited and has three smelting lines with 710 vats. Progressively more capacity will be brought on line, with total annual capacity of 447,000 metric tons expected to be operational by the end of 2022.
John Slaven, Alcoa’s executive vice president and chief operating officer confirms that “the restart of Alumar will build on our competitive strengths in the global and local market and expand our ability to meet the growing demand for sustainably sourced aluminum” and adds that “we are proud of the positive impact the restart will bring to our customers, investors, employees and community stakeholders in the Brazilian state of Maranhão.”
In this regard, Alcoa announced last September that it would restart an annual smelting capacity of 268,000 metric tons, which represents the company’s participation in the Alumar smelter. Alcoa Alumínio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, owns 60 percent of the smelting and casting capacity while South32 owns the remaining 40 percent.
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ALUMAR CONFIRMS FULL RESUMPTION OF ALUMINUM PRODUCTION BY 2023
FURTHER REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION AT HYDRO’S SLOVALCO PLANT
ALCOA RESTARTS THE ALUMINIUM SMELTING PROCESS
AUSTRALIAN SOUTH32 ACQUIRES PART OF MOZANBIQUEÑA MOZAL ALLUMINIUM
Alcoa sells its rolling mill business in the United States
