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Alunorte's Alumina Refinery is Seen in Barcarena |
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A general view across Amazon rainforest of Alunorte's alumina refinery, the world's largest, is seen in Barcarena near the mouth of the Amazon river.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale, the majority shareholder in Alunorte, recently inaugurated a $1.1 billion expansion to the refinery to push the plant's output up by nearly half to 6.3 million tonnes per year.
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Story by Paulo Santos |
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Photo by PAULO SANTOS |
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REUTERS NEWS PICTURE SERVICE
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