WHAT WE DO / OUR
OPERATIONS / ALUMINA
DIVISION / EURALLUMINA
EURALLUMINA
 Eurallumina was designed
and constructed at the beginning of the 1970’s under the supervision of Kaiser
Engineering, an American company. It is situated in the south-western part of
Sardinia, in the Portovesme industrial area.
The refinery was commissioned in May 1973 and today its maximum production
capacity is 1.1 mln tonnes per year. It currently employs 421 people (excluding
contractors).
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The island of Sardinia (Sardegna) in
the Mediterranean Sea, to the west of Italy’s Apennine Peninsula, covers an
area of 24,000 square km and has a population of 1.6 mln people. The terrain is
mountainous with peaks up to 1,834 metres.
Italy (Repubblica Italiana) is a country in the south of Europe with an area of
301,000 square km and a population of about 58 mln. The capital of Italy is
Rome. The official language is Italian. Currency – euro.
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Technology
The Bayer process is used to refine alumina from bauxites which arrive from
Australia on cargo ships at the Eurallumina loading berth in Portovesme.
They are then conveyed to the storage area of the refinery.
The refinery also produces aluminium hydrate which is supplied to both domestic
and foreign markets.
To learn more about aluminium production please visit http://www.aluminiumleader.com/en/
Development
In 2007, the company plans to construct three reservoirs in the industrial
zone. These reservoirs hold an overall volume of 20 mln cubic metres
which will solve the problem of residue storage until 2010.
Certificates
The refinery was certified under the ISO 14001 and OHASAS 18001 international
environmental standards.
Environment
According to the environmental plan, disinfection and improvement measures have
been taken to clean the aquifer. This includes the restoration of the damaged
surface and the boring of several water wells to drain water to be used in the
production process. After the environmental plan came into force to disinfect
and improve Sulcis-Iglesiente, Eurallumina purchased Sumitomo devices which
brought SO2 and dust emissions into line with legislation and improved the
environment on the entire industrial area of Portoscuso.
Management
General Director – Vincenzo Rosino
Contact information
Casella postale 64 - Portoscuso (CA)
Tel. 0781/5001
info@eurallumina.com
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