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Aluminium of Greece ( el, Αλουμίνιο της Ελλάδος, ''Aloumínio tēs Elládos''; french: Aluminium de Grèce) is an
aluminium
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. I ...
producing company in Greece. It was founded in 1960 by a conglomerate including French aluminium producer
Pechiney
Pechiney SA was a major aluminium conglomerate based in France. The company was acquired in 2003 by the Alcan Corporation, headquartered in Canada. In 2007, Alcan itself was taken over by mining giant Rio Tinto Alcan.
Prior to its acquisition, ...
. Its headquarters are in
Marousi
Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancie ...
,
Athens
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. Its production plant is located at Agios Nikolaos, near
Distomo :"Distomo" ''may also refer to a work by Federico García Lorca''
Distomo ( el, Δίστομο) is a town in western Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, of which it is t ...
in
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, Βοιωτία; modern: ; ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its lar ...
, on the north coast of the
Gulf of Corinth
The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf ( el, Κορινθιακός Kόλπος, ''Korinthiakόs Kόlpos'', ) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isth ...
. The site combines proximity to the large bauxite deposits of Boeotia and
Phocis
Phocis ( el, Φωκίδα ; grc, Φωκίς) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardo ...
and sea transportation facilities, with unobtrusive integration into the surrounding area. The annual production capacity of this industrial complex is : 800,000 tonnes of alumina and 165,000 tonnes of aluminium.
1,100 people are directly employed by the plant. Since 2005 it is member of
Mytilineos Holdings
MYTILINEOS S.A. ( el, Μυτιληναίος Α.Ε.) is a Greece-based industrial conglomerate whose business units are active in the sectors of metallurgy, energy
In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia' ...
. The Company has been listed on the
Athens Stock Exchange
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since 1973. The Company also owns Delphi-Distomon mining company.
Aluminium of Greece also owns Agios Nikolaos Port, a dock capable of accommodating and serving boats up to .
Installations
Established in an area of
Greece
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rich in
bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...
deposits, the company's plants are: a
bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...
processing unit for the production of
alumina and an
alumina processing unit for the production of
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It has ...
.
Capacity
The plant processes :
*1,400,000 tonnes of
Greek
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Greece
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
, and
*200,000 tonnes of
Tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
Bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...
.
The plant produces :
*800,000 tonnes of
alumina.
*165,000 tonnes of
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It has ...
.
Aluminium of Greece has around 1,100 employees.
See also
*
Mytilineos Holdings
MYTILINEOS S.A. ( el, Μυτιληναίος Α.Ε.) is a Greece-based industrial conglomerate whose business units are active in the sectors of metallurgy, energy
In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia' ...
References
External links
Official website & &
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Aluminium companies of Greece
Companies based in Athens
Aluminium smelters
Mining companies of Greece
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1960
Boeotia
Greek brands
Mytilineos SA
Greek companies established in 1960