Brazilian smelter plant

NATIONAL non-governmental organisation (ngo) representatives, Alcoa officials and representatives from the Ample (All Media Projects Ltd) advertising agency recently visited the Alcoa owned Brazilian industrial complex, Alumar, in Sao Luis Brazil.

The group travelled to Brazil for four days to get a firsthand look at Alumar’s Smelter in the Park industrial complex which has been operating in Sao Luis since August 1984.

The local NGO representatives who visited the Alumar industrial complex were the Beekeepers Association of Trinidad and Tobago president Chunilal Roopnarine, Pentecostal minister Sahadeo Kanju, the Council of the Presidents of the Environment chairman, Carrall Alexander, and teacher Marion Anna Acosta-Smart.

The Alcoa representatives were director-Public Strategy Global Primary Products, Wade Hughes, consultant Kelly O’Toole, and station manager, Tembladora, Peter Bell.

Ample was represented by account executive Adonna Da Costa-Headley, communications specialist Marisa Camejo and videographer Luke Paddington.

Apart from touring the Alumar Smelter in the Park industrial complex, the NGO and Ample representatives and Alcoa officials also toured the Alumar Environmental Park and the Alumar Port and Alumar Refinery.

The visitors also toured the Rural Family House, the Bom Menino Park and the Cetecma or Technological Capability Centre in Sao Luis.

The Rural Family House, the Bom Menino Park and Cetecma are financially assisted by Alumar.

The Alumar Smelter in the Park industrial complex covers approximately 5,600 hectares and employs approximately 1,868 workers.