In Gardanne, Alteo makes a name for itself in its specialty – Article La Provence

In its article entitled “In Gardanne, Alteo makes a name for itself in its specialty”, dated June 27, 2023, La Provence highlights the transformation and ambitions of our Gardanne site, a historic player in alumina production celebrating its 130th anniversary this year. Since 2021, the site has been owned by the Guinean family group UMSI, which has undertaken an in-depth modernization to reposition Alteo in the specialty alumina market.

The article covers several key themes, including the switch from the Bayer process, historically used to extract alumina from bauxite, to the direct use of alumina hydrate. This change will reduce environmental footprint, with the complete stop of “red mud” discharges into the sea and the stabilization of dry waste on land.

The newspaper also looks back at the government’s support through the France Relance plan, which helped finance this transition. Reducing its carbon footprint by 53% by 2025, in particular by replacing the use of gas with electricity for its boilers is Alteo’s target. This commitment belongs to an approach to sustainability, essential for a site close to urban areas.

Eventually,, the article underlines our ambition to position ourselves as a leader in the specialty alumina market, by diversifying our products and increasing our competitiveness within the context of tough global competition, particularly from India and China. With these new developments, Alteo hopes to continue modernizing its site while increasing its production capacity to meet the growing needs of its customers worldwide.

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La Provence – A Gardanne Alteo se fait un nom dans sa spécialité- 27-06-2023