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Juruti – Engaging the
Community
The Public Issues Committee
of Alcoa’s Board of Directors
visited our newest bauxite
development project, the
Juruti mine in the Pará state of
Brazil. The mine is on track
for completion in 2008 and
expected to initially produce
2.6 million tons of bauxite a
year. The Juruti project will
employ leading-edge, sustain-
able reclamation practices
in this sensitive region. The
project consists of a port on
the Amazon River, a railway
and a bauxite facility. It is a
benchmark for best practices
in community engagement.
Itapissuma
Expansion Complete
Alcoa’s rolling mill in
Itapissuma, Brazil, is in the
process of completing a
$30-million expansion pro-
gram that will increase the
plant’s capacity by 30%.
In addition to aluminum sheet
and foil, Itapissuma produces
extrusions and closures.
Alcoa has invested more than
$150 million in this facility
since it opened in 1981.
Poços Upgrade is
a Trifecta
A $100-million potline
modernization project at our
Poços de Caldas smelter in
Brazil is yielding a triple benefit:
reduced particulate emissions,
better ergonomics and higher
productivity. Workers at the
plant, Alcoa’s first in Brazil,
installed “New Soderberg”
technology on trial pots with-
out interrupting production.
Once the project is completed,
smelting output will increase
from 95,000 mtpy to 105,000
mtpy, and the upgrade will
extend the life of the plant.
Chilean National
Quality Award for
Alcoa CSI
Alcoa Closure Systems
International (CSI) in Chile
received the country’s presti-
gious National Quality Award
for quality management in
production and service. Alcoa
was presented the award by
President of Chile Michelle
Bachelet during a ceremony in
Santiago. Alcoa CSI Chile
annually produces more than
1.4 billion plastic closures, as
well as capping machinery and
equipment, for the Chilean
beverage industry.
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