2005年10月27日
阿尔坎in partnership with the Government of Cameroon, has announced that the parties have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the potential upgrade and expansion of their joint-venture Alucam primary aluminum smelter to an approximate 260kt/year capacity and for the construction of a new hydroelectric power station at a total estimated cost of US$900 million. The Government of Cameroon and Alcan each own 46.7 percent of Alucam.
Alcan总裁兼首席执行官Cynthia Carroll表示：“这种LOI使Alcan及其喀麦隆合作伙伴能够启动技术研究，环境影响评估和利益相关者咨询流程，以确定该有前途的项目的可行性，根据国际认可的标准。”主要金属群。她补充说：“该项目将为所有利益相关者带来社会，经济和环境利益，包括利用喀麦隆自然资源的机会，符合Alcan的可持续性原则，并以高度竞争力的成本生产铝。”
Under this project, the Alucam smelter’s current capacity of 90kt/year would be increased to approximately 260kt/year, through upgrades to the existing potline (20kt/year) and the construction of a second potline (150kt/year). This would represent an increase of approximately two percent in Alcan’s current annual capacity of almost 3.5 million tonnes.
“喀麦隆还拥有大量的铝土矿沉积物，这是将铝制成铝制成铝的关键原材料。该LOI还允许进行两年的排他性期限，以进行有关铝土矿质量，定量和可及性的研究，最终将指导我们有关其有关其关于其关于其决定的决定。潜在的发展。
During constructive discussions, Alcan and the Government of Cameroon agreed on a set of prerequisite conditions that would need to be in place in order for this project to be realized. If such conditions are in place and findings of the various studies are positive, Alcan and the Government of Cameroon could proceed with the upgrade and expansion of Alucam as well as the construction of the power station to support the expansion.
The feasibility of the project will require the construction of the Lom Pangar dam by the Government of Cameroon. Above fulfilling the project’s electricity requirements, the Lom Pangar dam will contribute to increasing the overall electricity available to Cameroon.
Alcan计划在未来12个月内完成所有必要的技术研究，以评估这些项目的范围，并有望在2006年做出决定。
Alucam网站雇用了750名员工，位于喀麦隆南部的Edea。
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