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Boiler Overhaul Completed in Record Time
January 27, 2012
Jamalco’s Boiler # 5 which was taken out of service for mechanical overhaul is back in operation and the work done was completed in record time.
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JEDP Projects Bearing Fruits
January 13, 2012
Over 30 community groups have already benefitted from the Jamalco Entrepreneurial Programme (JEDP) and although it is still early days many persons are boasting that their projects are already bearing fruits.
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MER Team Keeps Mustard Seed Communities Mobile
January 13, 2012
A Toyota Hiace mini bus belonging to the Mustard Seed Communities recently received an extensive overhaul. The repair work was carried out by members of the Mobile Equipment Repairs (MER) team. The cost of the work done is valued at $120,000.00.
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Alcoa to cut production by mid-year .... Jamalco's impact unknown
January 8, 2012
Alcoa has announced that due to sharp decline in aluminium prices and high production costs, it will be curtailing production capacity at three European smelters. Operations at Alcoa’s Portovesme, Italy, as well as La Coruña and Avilés, Spain, smelters are designated for curtailment.
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Jamalco's 2010 Sustainability Report
November 14, 2011
Review Jamalco’s 2009 financial, environmental, and community performance.
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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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Quick Facts about Jamalco
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Aluminium and the Environment
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Aluminium... the Metal of the future
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Jamalco at a Glance
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Adding Value from the Ground up
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