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Article: Rio Tinto Alcan Proud to be Part of State-of-the-art Sohar Aluminium Smelter's Pouring of First Metal.
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- June 12, 2008
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MONTREAL, Canada, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sohar Aluminium (SA), 20 percent owned by Rio Tinto Alcan, has poured the first metal at its newly constructed smelter in Sohar, Oman. The state-of-the-art smelter utilizes Rio Tinto Alcan's benchmark AP36 technology - the most efficient and environmentally friendly available.
"I would like to congratulate our partners, the Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C. and the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, as well as the project and operations teams for having achieved this major milestone right on schedule," said Rio Tinto Alcan chief executive Dick Evans. "Rio Tinto Alcan is delighted to have expanded its presence in the ...