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Bauxilum aiming to produce 1.65Mt of alumina in 2012
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Venezuelan state alumina and bauxite company Bauxilum aims to close 2012 with production of 1.65Mt of alumina, director of labor relations Wilfrido Flores told BNamericas.
"It's a completely achievable goal, but it depends on two factors. The first is the injection of resources and the second is the payment of the debt that state aluminum reducers Alcasa and Venalum have with us," Flores said.
To carry out the necessary investment, the company is already preparing the paperwork to ask the government for a US$80mn loan to invest in raw materials and the operational recovery of the plant, according to Flores.
The debts, which total US$421mn at Alcasa and US$66mn at Venalum, have caused operational and financial problems for Bauxilum.
However, progress was made this week when Venalum, Bauxilum and aluminum cable producer Cabelum signed an agreement that involves Venalum selling 400t/m of aluminum to Cabelum and using the proceeds to pay off the debt it has accumulated with Bauxilum.
"It's a completely achievable goal, but it depends on two factors. The first is the injection of resources and the second is the payment of the debt that state aluminum reducers Alcasa and Venalum have with us," Flores said.
To carry out the necessary investment, the company is already preparing the paperwork to ask the government for a US$80mn loan to invest in raw materials and the operational recovery of the plant, according to Flores.
The debts, which total US$421mn at Alcasa and US$66mn at Venalum, have caused operational and financial problems for Bauxilum.
However, progress was made this week when Venalum, Bauxilum and aluminum cable producer Cabelum signed an agreement that involves Venalum selling 400t/m of aluminum to Cabelum and using the proceeds to pay off the debt it has accumulated with Bauxilum.
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