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Upstream investments

We are actively pursuing upstream investments to secure DUBAL's requirements of alumina and other critical raw materials. With regards to alumina feedstock, the company is in partnerships to develop four strategic upstream bauxite/alumina projects, as detailed below.

Companhia de Alumina do Pará ("CAP"), Brazil

CAP is a joint venture with Norsk Hydro of Norway to build an alumina refinery in the Pará state of Brazil. DUBAL holds 19 per cent equity in the joint venture. The CAP refinery will have an initial capacity of 1.86 million metric tonnes per annum, but will reach 7.4 million metric tonnes after subsequent expansions.

Guinea Alumina Corporation ("GAC"), Republic of Guinea

This project entails the development of a 3.3 million metric tonne per annum alumina refinery with associated bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea. DUBAL has a 25 per cent equity stake in the project. GAC is a joint venture with BHP Billiton, Mubadala and Global Alumina.

Cameroon Alumina Limited ("CAL"), Cameroon

DUBAL (45 per cent), Hindalco of India (45 per cent) and Hydromine Inc. of USA (10 per cent) have formed this joint venture for the development of a 3.0 million metric tonne per annum alumina refinery based on the 700 million metric tonne bauxite deposits in the Adamawa region of Cameroon. Feasibility studies were completed in 2009 and th Environmental Licence for the project has been obtained.

Raykal, India

Raykal, a joint venture with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in India, plans to develop a 3.0 million metric tonne per year alumina refinery with associated bauxite mine and a 440,000 metric tonne per annum smelter, all located in Orissa. DUBAL will hold 74 per cent equity in the joint venture.

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