Building up.Alcoa, a U.S. aluminum company, hopes to satisfy global demand for its alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals. by investing US$1.60 billion to expand its Brazilian operations. The company will expand capacity at a refinery in Sao Luis São Lu·is A city of northeast Brazil on an offshore island in the Atlantic Ocean east-southeast of Belém. It was founded by the French in 1612 and named in honor of Louis XIII. Population: 910,000. , build a bauxite bauxite (bôk`sīt, bŏk`–), mixture of hydrated aluminum oxides usually containing oxides of iron and silicon in varying quantities. mine in Juruti and upgrade the Pocos de Caldas aluminum smelter. Some of the world's largest high-quality bauxite deposits are located in Juruti, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Alcoa. An upgraded aluminum smelter will provide for world-class environmental controls, lower emissions costs and improved efficiency, Alcoa says. The company has been doing business in Brazil since 1965, when it began work on Pocos de Caldas. |
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