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Anglesey AluminiumAnglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd. is a joint venture between Rio Tinto, Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corporation. Its aliminium smelter, located on the outskirts of Holyhead is one of the largest employers in North Wales with 540 staff members and began to produce aluminium in 1971. It currently produces up to 142,000 tonnes of aluminium metal every year. Alumina and coke ships from Jamaica and Australia berth at the company's private jetty in Holyhead harbour. This jetty is linked by a series of conveyor belts passing through underground tunnels to the plant. A spur rail link from the main Holyhead to London rail like runs into the Plant and is used for both receipt of raw materials and despatch of aluminium. The plant is powered from the National Grid and receives most of its electricity from Wylfa Nuclear Power Station 15 miles away where it has its own dedicated reactor. It is anticipated that the Wylfa reactors will be shut down in 2010 and after this the smelter will have to look for other sources of power or shut down. It has therefore aimed for the development of a gas-fired power station at a disused oil terminal on Anglesey. Near the smelter the Aluminium Powder Company (ALPOCO) produces aluminium powder used in pastes, pigments, chemicals, metallurgy, refractory, propulsion, pyrotechnics, spray deposition and powder metallurgy. External links
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