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10
Power for Development
Construction is progressing
at two hydroelectric power
projects in Brazil in which
Alcoa is an investor.
Environmental approvals
were granted and infrastruc-
ture improvements are
underway at the 1,087-MW
Estreito plant in Maranhão,
which, when finished in 2011,
will bring 149 MW of power
to Alcoa’s Alumar smelter.
At the 210-MW Serra do
Facão plant in Minas Gerais,
infrastructure and ancillary
facilities construction is done.
Alcoa is also an investor in
the Barra Grande (below)
and Machadinho hydropower
facilities. Lightweight Strength
Alcoa’s forged aluminum
wheels are popular in South
America, with sales increasing
21.5% in 2007 over 2006,
and distributors opening in
several countries including
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
And, Alcoa wheels were
selected for a state-of-the-art
hybrid bus project in São
Paulo. New hybrid buses,
which transport 350,000
passengers a day, are fuel
efficient and durable due
to the 463-pound (210-kg)
weight savings offered by
the Alcoa wheels.
Flat-Rolled Product
Capacity Raised
The newly expanded
aluminum foil rolling mill in
Itapissuma, Brazil, began
operating as part of a
$30 million expansion project.
The investment was aimed
at increasing production
capacity by 30%, notably to
supply major customer Tetra
Pak, who produces aseptic
packaging. Alcoa supplies
thin-gauge aluminum foil to
the packaging producer.
South America