ing a few days ago The first potline with 127 000 t a capcity was launched in 1984 the second with 156 000 t a was launched in 1986 while the third and the largest potline was launched in 1990 Alumar had considerably better economic viabilities than other smelter decommissioned in the area including Poscos de Caldas smelter in Minas Gerais Valesul smelter both Alcoa project and Aratu and Ouro Preto plants belonging to Novelis Brazil is left with only two smelt ers Albras the 460 000 t a smelter owned by Hydro and Sorocaba the 475 000 t a smelter owned by CBA Venezuela s two smelters have avoid ed closure till now primarily because they are state owned but they are not flourishing as desired while Argentina is still holding onto its sole alumini um smelter Aluar These pose a poor picture of the aluminium industry in South America that is bowed down by the high power charges especially in Brazil which was struck by a severe drought resulting in the historically low reservoir levels Brazil from being a major importer of the metal have been reduced to being an importer and now with the permanent closure of Alumar smelter the situation is likely to worsen in future alcircle com April 2 2015 Codelco expects 2 mill t a copper out put by 2016 Chilean copper mining company Codelco expects to increase its production to 2 mill t a by 2016 The company is investing USD 25 bn in new mines and expansion projects In 2014 the company produced 1 67 mill t of copper However declining ore grades high cost of energy and delays in new projects hampered the production by the company As per CEO Nelson Pi zarro Codelco s pretax profits are seen at over USD 10 bn from 2015 to 2019 The company is planning USD 25 bn investment in coming years Some of the projects include converting open pit Chuquicamata into an underground mine and expansion of Teniente mine which is the largest underground cop per mine in the World Mtlexs com April 16 2014 China hunts for bauxite under coal fields China s demand for bauxite buried below coal fields is growing Endress Hauser Instruments International AG Kaegenstrasse 2 4153 Reinach Switzerland info ii endress com www endress com Powerful solutions for the metal industry As a global provider of automation solutions Endress Hauser has the necessary expertise to deliver safe robust and reliable field devices as well as customized solutions and services Our indus try optimized packages enable you to lower energy and process costs efficiently and comply with environmental require ments www endress com metal Keep your plant safe 8883 AZ Metal EN 102x297 METEC WoM 24042015 indd 1 15 04 15 17 32

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