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Albras Alumínio Brasileiro S.A.
Company typePublic company
Industryaluminium
Founded1978
HeadquartersBarcarena, Brazil
Productsaluminium products, aluminium alloys
Revenue US$ 3.4 billion (2010)
Increase US$ 297.9 Million (2010)
Number of employees
7.800 (2010)
Websitehttp://www.albras.net

Albras Alum�nio Brasileiro S.A. is the second-largest aluminium producer in Brazil having a total annual production of around 460,000 tonnes. The company is supplied with the electric energy it needs (700 MW) from the Tucurui Hydroelectric Plant (4,000 MW).

It is located in the city of Barcarena in Par�.

History

Established on September 1, 1978, Albras was constituted as a joint venture between Brazilian and Japanese capitals. On July 6, 1985 the Albras plant was started for the first time and it was officially inaugurated on October 24 the same year.