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Jamalco Spearheads Earthquake Awareness Seminars
January 22, 2010
Over 180 primary school students at two schools in Clarendon and Manchester are now more aware of what to do in the event of an earthquake following two seminars organized by Jamalco on Earthquake Awareness Day, Wednesday, January 12, 2009.
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Community Greenhouse Training Centre - a gift for Mocho
January 13, 2010
The community of Mocho in Clarendon received a fitting gift this Christmas with the completion of the Mocho Greenhouse Training Centre located in the former mining area.
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Over 100 get Medical Treatment at Jamalco Health Fair
November 6, 2009
One Hundred and Fourteen (114) persons were treated for a variety of health related complaints at a Jamalco sponsored community health fair held in Gravel Hill, Clarendon on Friday, October 30.
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Jamalco set to end 2009 with Production Record
November 5, 2009
Despite the ongoing recession Clarendon-based bauxite/alumina company Jamalco will end 2009 with its best ever production figures - some 100,000 metric tonnes of alumina above its previous record in 2006.
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Jamalco Organizes Oral Health Presentation
October 28, 2009
Three hundred and ninety six (396) students from the Pratville Primary and Infant School in South Manchester benefited from a presentation on Oral Hygiene on October 14.
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Sickle Cell Project Making Progress
October 23, 2009
The Alcoa Foundation funded Manchester project to prevent sickle cell disease is reaping big benefits after almost two years of research.
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Jamalco sponsors School Crossing Wardens
October 23, 2009
Jamalco rolled out another aspect of its Road Safety Programme on Tuesday October 20 with the sponsorship of School Crossing Wardens at seven schools in its operating areas.
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Jamalco's 2008 Sustainability Report
October 21, 2008
Review Jamalco’s 2008 financial, environmental, and community performance.
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Alcoa Named Component of Dow Jones Sustainability
Index for Eighth Consecutive Year
September 3, 2009 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has been selected for the eighth
consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).
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Alcoa’s 2008 Sustainability Report Details
Commitment to Communities, Customers and Shareholders
April 14, 2009 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa
(NYSE:AA) announced today the release of its 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report,
an annual account of the company’s global environmental, social, and economic performance.
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FORTUNE Names Alcoa Most Admired Metals
Company
March 9, 2009 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa
(NYSE:AA) is the world’s most admired metals company according to Fortune magazine’s
annual survey of the World’s Most Admired Companies. On newsstands starting Monday,
March 9, 2009, Fortune’s Most Admired Ranking is the definitive report card on corporate
reputation.
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Alcoa’s roots in Jamaica go back to 1959 with the formation of Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa. The company mined bauxite for export, with the first shipment in 1963.
In 1972, the company began processing bauxite into alumina at a new refinery in Halse Hall, Clarendon, with a production capacity of 500,000 metric tonne per year (mtpy), and exporting alumina from its port facility at Rocky Point. The refinery's capacity was upgraded to one million mtpy in 1999, and then to 1.25 million mtpy in 2003. The completion of a further upgrade in March 2007 lifted the production capacity of the refinery to 1.425 million tonnes per year.
In 1988, the Government of Jamaica acquired a 50 percent share in the operations. The resulting company was name Jamalco, with Alcoa as the managing partner. Following the expansion completed in 2007, Jamalco is now owned 55 percent by Alcoa and 45 percent by the Government of Jamaica.
What We Do
Jamalco mines bauxite and refines it into alumina before exporting the alumina from its port at Rocky Point, Clarendon. On average, 2.5 tonnes of bauxite produce 1 tonne of alumina. The alumina is exported to aluminium smelters where it takes around 2 tonnes of alumina to produce 1 tonne of aluminium metal.
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Quick Facts about Jamalco
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Links to more information about Jamalco
Jamalco - Building Communities
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Alcoa Foundation in Jamaica
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Aluminium and the Environment
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Aluminium... the Metal of the future
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Adding Value from the Ground up
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