Albras Alumínio Brasileiro S.A. is the second-largest
aluminium
Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...
producer in
Brazil
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having a total annual production of around 460,000 tonnes. It is a joint venture between
Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro ASA (often referred to as just ''Hydro'') is a Norway, Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. It is one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide. It has operations in some 50 countries around th ...
(51%) and Nippon Amazon Aluminium Co. Ltd. (NAAC) (49%). The company is supplied with the electric energy it needs (700
MW) from the
Tucurui Hydroelectric Plant (4000 MW).
It is located in the city of
Barcarena in
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
.
History
Established on September 1, 1978, Albras was constituted as a joint venture between Brazilian and Japanese capitals. On July 6, 1985, the Albras plant was started for the first time and it was officially inaugurated on October 24 the same year.
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