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This aluminum smelter produces primary aluminum
metal by the pre-bake reduction process. The
facility began operations at the Wenatchee Works
primary aluminum smelter in 1952, with four pot
lines; it added pot line #5 during the 1980s. In
2004 the smelter's operators retired Pot Line
#4. The smelter now contains a combined total of
608 reduction cells, with existing plant
production capactity of 188,257 metric tons per
year. In July 2001, ALCOA temporarily curtailed
production (shut down 90% or more of its
operations); Since January 2005, the smelter has
been operating two pot lines (Line #1 and Line
#5).
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