 |
|
|
Business
Overview
|
| Upstream Business
Our upstream business is a vertically integrated producer
of primary aluminum, consisting of a bauxite mine, an
alumina refinery and an aluminum smelter.
|
 |
Primary
Aluminum Smelter - New Madrid, MO - All
of our primary aluminum production occurs at the
New Madrid smelter, which produces approximately
560 million pounds of primary aluminum annually.
The smelter, which is located near the midpoint
of the Mississippi River, also includes a fabrication
facility that converts molten aluminum into value
added products such as rod, extrusion billet and
foundry ingot. Approximately 90% of our sales volume
falls within one day truck delivery to customers
throughout the U.S. and Mexico. |
|
|
Noranda Alumina Refinery
- Gramercy, LA - Noranda Alumina processes
bauxite, delivered from the St. Ann bauxite mine
in Jamaica, into smelter grade alumina for use
in our New Madrid smelter. Noranda Alumina also
produces chemical grade alumina sold to third
parties in the chemical industry. Current production
capacity at the Gramercy refinery is 1.2 million
metric tons per year.
|
 |
|
 |
St. Ann
Bauxite Mine - St. Ann, Jamaica - The St.
Ann bauxite mine provides all of the bauxite ore
used for the production of alumina at the Gramercy
refinery. In addition, approximately 40% of the
bauxite ore produced by St. Ann is supplied to a
third party refinery. The current annual production
capacity at St. Ann's is 4.5 million tons of ore.
|
|
Downstream Business - Rolling Mills
|
| Norandal
USA - Rolling Mills - Our downstream business,
known as Norandal USA, Inc. is a fully integrated
manufacturer of aluminum foil and light gauge sheet
that owns and operates some of the most modern and
widest rolling mills in the world. Our rolling mills
are located in the southeastern United States, including
Huntingdon, TN, Salisbury, NC and Newport, AR, with
a combined annual production capacity of 495 million
pounds. Our products include heavy gauge foil products
such as finstock and semi-rigid container stock,
light gauge converter foils used for packaging applications,
consumer foils and light gauge sheet products such
as transformer windings and building products |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Links
