Alcoa recently opened an information center in Húsavík in connection with the ongoing feasibility studies for a new smelter in the area. Results from the first phase of the studies have not revealed any technical obstacles that might prevent the building of the smelter.

Management engineer Kristján Th. Halldórsson is Alcoa's community relations manager in North-Iceland. He is also Alcoa's first employee in the area and is in charge of the information centre. Kristján will carry out various preliminary projects for the planned smelter.

The main purpose of the information centre is to distribute information on Alcoa and the planned smelter near Húsavík to interested parties in the area. Kristján will also distribute news and information from area to Alcoa.

“Issues regarding community, environment and other factors are important to the Alcoa management team. The company has always emphasized the support of the community and a good example of this dedication can be seen in East-Iceland,” says Kristján.