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Jamalco Helping Others to Grow
June 20, 2008
Several communities and two needy senior citizens in Manchester and Clarendon are now benefiting from Jamalco sponsored projects carried out on Labour Day (May 23), valued at just over J$1 million.
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Jamalco announces Mentorship Programme for Vere Technical
April 16, 2008
Jamalco will begin a mentorship programme for students at Vere Technical High school, Clarendon in the 2008/09 academic year. The bauxite/ alumina company’s Corporate Services and Government Affairs Manager Leo Lambert announced the plan on Thursday, April 10 during a ceremony to hand over a new guardhouse to the school.
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Minister Mullings Praises Jamalco Workers
March 19, 2008
Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, the Hon. Clive Mullings praised the Jamalco workforce for the job they are doing to ensure that the bauxite/alumina industry remains an important pillar in Jamaica’s development.
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Commissioner of Police calls for Open Communication at the Workplace
March 19, 2008
Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin is urging open communication between employers and employees as a way to ensure business success. He was speaking at Jamalco’s Long Service Awards ceremony held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston recently.
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Jamalco 2005-2006 Sustainability Report
August 8, 2007
Review Jamalco’s 2005-2006 financial, environmental, and community performance.
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Alcoa Takes Action on Climate Change; Becomes Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry
January 15, 2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has become a Founding Reporter on The Climate Change Registry, a non-profit organization that measures and publicly reports greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in a common, accurate and transparent manner consistent across industry sectors and borders.
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Alcoa Marks International Volunteer Day with Tribute to Alcoa Employees for their Record Volunteer Effort in 2007 Worldwide Month of Service
December 5, 2007
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A record of more than 47,000 people participated in volunteer activities during Alcoa's 2007 Worldwide Month of Service held in October, it was announced today by Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Alcoa Foundation.
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Alcoa Earns 'Best in Class' Status for Environmental and Social Performance; Added to Storebrand Best in Class Mutual Funds
November 6, 2007
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recognized for its leading environmental and social performance in the metals and mining industry, Alcoa announced today that it has earned 'Best in Class' status by Storebrand Investments and qualifies for the Storebrand Best in Class mutual funds and other Storebrand SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) mandates.
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Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda Participates in United Nations High-Level Event on Climate Change
September 24, 2007
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda today told the largest ever meeting of world leaders on climate change convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon that he is convinced a global plan of action on climate change can be built in ways that create more economic opportunities than risks.
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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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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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