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Rob Barbour

Metals

Moz becomes entrenched as a world aluminium hub

Canadian company SNC and South Africa’s Engineering Management Services, contracted to implement the brownfields project to double primary aluminium production at the Mozal smelter, in Mozambique, are already on site and the new plant is...

By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

06 Jul 01

Metals

Ahead of schedule, under budget – again

Six months ahead of schedule, and $100-million under budget, Billiton’s $1,2-billion, 250 000 t/y, Mozal aluminium smelter was officially opened by Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano on September 21.

By: System Author

06 Oct 00

Metals

Aluminium smelter reaches halfway mark

Construction on the US$1,3-billion Mozambique Aluminium (Mozal) plant outside Maputo is on schedule and on budget.

By: System Author

15 Oct 99

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London Maputo Eskom Richards Bay Worsley Alumina	Aluminium Pechiney Billiton Industrial Development Corporation Mitsubishi Corporation Billiton PLC Billiton Plc. Mitsubishi South African Industrial Development Corporation CDC Development Bank Of Southern Africa Eskom International Finance Corporation Motraco	Australia Canada France Japan Mozambique South Africa Botswana Britain Namibia United Kingdom United States Zambia Zimbabwe Swaziland	USD SGD
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Matola Port Motraco's Substation Mozal Harbour Mozal Smelter Hillside Smelter Mozal Aluminium Smelter Matola Harbour	Electricity Increased Electricity Demand Increased ElectricitynDemand Telecommunications Gas-treatment Plant Metal	Rob Barbour Brian Gilbertson Festus Mogae Joaquim Chissano Kaya Ngula Kim Howells Mikio Sasaki Robert Mugabe Thabo Mbeki	AP30S Technology 30 Technology
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