Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA; ''Brazilian Aluminium Company'') is the largest aluminium producer in

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having a total annual production of around 480,000 tonnes. It is headquartered in the city of

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History

Established on June 4, 1955, CBA was the first aluminium plant in

producing 4.000 tonnes/year but after fifty years in 2005 the company had a producing capacity of 400,000 tonnes/year. Now the company has a large distribution chain all across

including a sea terminal in the

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Other businesses

Mining

CBA has some

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mines in Poços de Caldas. After acquiring a 10% stake in mining company Mineração Rio do Norte, CBA now holds

mines in the South-East part of Parana State and has another mine in the municipality of

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and Itamarati de Minas in

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. There is another mine "Miraí" due for opening in 2007 which alone will produce 3 million tonnes of

per year.

Electric power

The company produces 60% of the energy in the 18 hydroelectric power plants it owns all over

and has around 13,000 clients.

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