Alcoa, Government of Jamaica to expand Jamalco Alumina Refinery by 150,000 MTPY

Alcoa announced that its Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) affiliate and the Government of Jamaica have approved plans to immediately expand the Jamalco refinery in Clarendon, Jamaica by 150,000 mtpy as the first phase of the overall 1.5 mtpy capacity expansion. This first phase will cost approximately $77 mn, with the commitment of another $25 mn to finalize detailed engineering on the full project over the next three months. Full production from the first phase is expected by the end of 2006. (Business Wire - 05/05/05)