Volta Aluminum Company

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Volta Aluminum Company, known as Valco, is an aluminium company based in Ghana. Valco is an affiliate of Alcoa, the major aluminum conglomerate based in the United States.

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Valco smelts bauxite to produce aluminium ingots at its smelter at Tema. Locally, a major Ghanaian customer of Valco is Aluworks.

In May 2003 Valco closed completely due to problems in negotiating a supply of electricity. It reopened in early 2006. [1] [2]

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