BRAZILIAN ALUMINUM - solutions for sustainable living

BRAZILIAN ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING 16 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL Pará Piauí Maranhão Minas Gerais Mato Grosso do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina Mato Grosso São Paulo Paraná Espírito Santo Rio de Janeiro Paraíba Pernambuco Bahia Goiás Ceará that are not subject to the air-quality related restrictions affecting big Chinese cities, have become centers for larger aluminum production. Plentiful reserves of low-cost coal, interest rate incentives to stimulate investments are competitive advantages in those regions. Xinjiang is the region having a considerable aluminum production, and being the farthest away from the Ocean (about 6000 km/3728 miles). Having both bauxite and coal available, though under harsh conditions for shipping them out, makes using such coal to supply both energy and produce aluminum more attractive than just selling it. The Middle East: Exporting the region’s energy potential in the form of gas is ineffective, the reason why there is an opportunity to “pack” that energy for bringing about greater added value and generating development, economic diversification and jobs. Governments have preferably allocated gas to aluminum production projects, thus ensuring access to a low-cost energy. Such initiative has attracted companies to the region to produce a manifold portfolio that also supports expanding the downstream production. Bauxite | Mines in operation Alumina | Refineries in operation Primary aluminum Secondary aluminum alloys / Recycling Processed products plates foils extruded cables/rods The Aluminum Industry in Brazil