Alunorte court date set for April 4; Hydro agrees to third-party reports

March 27, 2019 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

The federal court in Bel?(C)m, in the northern Brazilian state of Par??, has scheduled a conciliatory hearing between Norsk Hydro's alumina refinery Alunorte and the country's federal prosecutors' office (MPF) on April 4, regarding embargoes on the refinery's production and the use of its waste material deposit No2 (DRS2).

Alunorte, the largest alumina producer in the world, has been running at only half of its production capacity since March 2018, because of restrictions imposed by environmental and legal authorities in Brazil. Unless it can use DRS2, its newer bauxite deposit, the situation is unlikely to be resolved.Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro agreed with MPF that it should have third-party technical assistance to assess the situation, it said on Tuesday March 26. The analysis will focus on reports from Par??'s state environmental...

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