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At present, Jamaica has one bauxite company, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II, and three refining operations, Windalco Ewarton Works, Jamalco and Alpart. The Government has a 51% stake in Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II and a 45% interest in Jamalco.
30 wrz 2024 · Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a focus on bauxite mining and alumina production. The entity started as a bauxite mining venture by Alcoa in 1959 and exported its first shipment of bauxite in 1963.
At present, Jamaica has one bauxite company, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II, and three refining operations, Windalco Ewarton Works, Jamalco and Alpart. The Government has a 51% stake in Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II and a 45% interest in Jamalco.
Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a focus on bauxite mining and alumina production. The entity started as a bauxite mining venture by Alcoa in 1959 and exported its first shipment of bauxite in 1963.
The mission of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute is to maintain an unwavering commitment to effective regulatory enforcement, good scholarly and market-based research as well as the facilitation of investment in plant expansion and renewal, without degrading the environment.
23 sie 2024 · Jamaica accounts for 0.78% of global production, with the largest producers being the Republic of Guinea, Australia, China and Brazil. Exports of bauxite from Jamaica declined by 17.29% in 2023 over 2022, with the highest share being exported to the US.
Jamaican bauxite was not used during the war, but these three North American companies (Alcan, Kaiser and Reynolds) came to the island to survey, acquire reserve lands and set up operations.
