Talum
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Talum is a major Slovenia
n company based in Kidričevo
and specialised in alumina and aluminium
products
with an annual production capacity of around 156,000 tonnes.
company Vereinigte Aluminium Werke, which built in Strnišče (nowadays Kidričevo) the first alumina factory in Slovenia. By the end of World War II, the factory was 70% completed, but the construction had to be halted for obvious reasons.
The factory was finished in February 1954 and the first aluminium was produced in November the same year. The early capacity of the factory was 45,000 tonnes of alumina and 15,000 tonnes of aluminium per year.
The first contract was established in 1957 with French company Pechiney
to supply a quantity of 80,000 tonnes of alumina.
In 2004, a massive modernisation programme started at Talum, which involved the construction of other new potlines for aluminium smelting
. The total aluminium production from November 1954 to August 2004 amounted to around 2,560,069 tonnes, thus resulting an annual production of around 51,000 tonnes of aluminium.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n company based in Kidričevo
Kidricevo
Kidričevo is a town and a municipality near Ptuj in northeastern Slovenia. The town was formerly called Strnišče, but was renamed after the Second World War in honour of Boris Kidrič, the first president of the Slovenian government, when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. Traditionally the area was...
and specialised in alumina and aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
products
Product (business)
In general, the product is defined as a "thing produced by labor or effort" or the "result of an act or a process", and stems from the verb produce, from the Latin prōdūce ' lead or bring forth'. Since 1575, the word "product" has referred to anything produced...
with an annual production capacity of around 156,000 tonnes.
History
The company was founded in 1942 by the GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company Vereinigte Aluminium Werke, which built in Strnišče (nowadays Kidričevo) the first alumina factory in Slovenia. By the end of World War II, the factory was 70% completed, but the construction had to be halted for obvious reasons.
The factory was finished in February 1954 and the first aluminium was produced in November the same year. The early capacity of the factory was 45,000 tonnes of alumina and 15,000 tonnes of aluminium per year.
The first contract was established in 1957 with French company Pechiney
Pechiney
Pechiney SA was a major aluminium conglomerate based in France. The company was acquired in 2003 by the Alcan Corporation, headquartered in Canada...
to supply a quantity of 80,000 tonnes of alumina.
In 2004, a massive modernisation programme started at Talum, which involved the construction of other new potlines for aluminium smelting
Aluminium smelting
Aluminium smelting is the process of extracting aluminium from its oxide alumina, generally by the Hall-Héroult process. Alumina is extracted from the ore Bauxite by means of the Bayer process at an alumina refinery....
. The total aluminium production from November 1954 to August 2004 amounted to around 2,560,069 tonnes, thus resulting an annual production of around 51,000 tonnes of aluminium.