UJamalco, inkampani yaseJamaican Alumina Production, umemezele izinhlelo zokutshala imali eyengeziwe ukuze kwandiswe amandla okukhiqiza embonini.

Ngo-Ephreli 25, uJamalco,IJamaica Alumina Production Company, enekomkhulu eClarendon, eJamaica, imemezele ukuthi inkampani isikhiphe imali yokwakha ingqalasizinda yemboni ye-alumina. Le nkampani ithe lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuzosiza imboni ye-alumina inyuse ukukhiqizwa kuze kufike emazingeni angaphambi komlilo ngo-Agasti 2021. I-Jamaica Alumina Production Company ithe ihlela ukubekaisithando somliloiphinde isetshenziswe ngaphambi kukaJulayi kulo nyaka, futhi izosebenzisa imali eyengeziwe engu-$40 million ukuthenga i-turbine entsha.Angokuvumelana, i-Jamalco ike yabanjwa yi-NOBLE GROUP kanye nohulumeni wase-Jamaica. NgoMeyi 2023, i-Century Aluminium Company yazuza ngempumelelo i-55% ye-stock of Jamaica Alumina Production Company ephethweNOBLE GROUP, ekubeni umnikazi wamasheya omkhulu wenkampani. Ngokocwaningo, i-Jamaican Alumina Production Company yakhe umthamo wokukhiqiza i-alumina wamathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.425. Ngo-Agasti 2021, isitshalo se-alumina sasha ngokuzumayo, okwaholela ekuvaleni kwezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ngemva kokuqalisa kabusha ukukhiqiza, ukukhiqizwa kwe-alumina kwaqala kancane kancane. NgoJulayi 2023, ukulimala kwemishini embonini ye-aluminium oxide kwaholela ekuncishisweni okunye kokukhiqiza. Umbiko waminyaka yonke we-Century Aluminium Company ukhombisa ukuthi kusukela ngekota yokuqala ka-2024, izinga lokusebenza kwefekthri lilinganiselwa ku-80%. Ukuhlaziywa kuphakamisa ukuthi uma uhlelo lokukhiqiza lwe-Jamalco luhamba kahle, amandla okusebenza emboni ye-alumina azokhuphuka cishe ngamathani ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu ngemuva kwekota yesine ka-2024.