Article: Brazil: aluminum industry plans production.

Brazil, May 30, 2001

The aluminum industry consumes 6% of the electric power energy generated by the country. The industry generates 13% of the energy it consumes. Metal cans producer Lanesa (Latas de Aluminio do Nordeste), which produces 800mil cans per year, had planned to increase that to 1.2bil units, but due to energy rationing it revised its plans. CBA (Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio) aims to be producing 60% of its power energy needs by the end of this year. Alcoa is investing US$800mil in electric power generating ...

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