Alum Tulcea plans RON 59 million investment programme for 2018

Newsroom 19/07/2018 | 10:30

Alum SA, part of Alro Group, the only calcined alumina producer in Romania, budgeted an investment programme for 2018 of RON 59 million, for technological upgrade and modernizing its production process, in line with the company’s strategy of increasing overall efficiency and environmental protection.

 “We are proud to celebrate 45 years of activity at our plant in Tulcea and to be part of a transformation process that qualified Alum as a major asset for the local business environment and for the Romanian economy, in general, while being a strategic company for ALRO Group, as well, ” said Gheorghe Dobra, CEO Alum.

The investments covered two major areas: technology and environment. During 2007-2009, Alum built its internal gas network and converted the combustion systems of steam boilers and calcined equipment from the use of heavy fuel to the use of natural gas; it increased the static calcined production capacity and acquired & installed equipment for streamlining the technological flow.

Starting with 2009 to date, the Company invested in technology and environmental protection measures, reducing the emissions, the use of water for technological processes and increasing the safety in operating the red mud storage. The investments also covered the equipment operational safety measures, the increase of energy efficiency and the commissioning of new technology that allowed Alum to diversify its products portfolio.

As such, the energy specific consumption decreased by 15.77 percent in 2017, compared to the 2013 level. The technological investments resulted also in significant cut down of CO2 emissions per each alumina tonne produced.

The investment programme also covered dedicated environmental projects, that targeted, among others, the storage of the red mud resulting from the alumina production process. Nowadays, the Company aims to reach the next level technology and collaborates with research institutes to identify solutions to convert the red mud into a commercially usable product.

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