Bécancour Smelter (ABI)
Located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River in the Bécancour industrial park, the smelter produces 400,000 metric tons of aluminum annually in the form of rolling ingots, T-ingots (pure and alloyed) and billets. Alcoa owns 74.95% and Alcan owns
25.05% of the smelter. The Bécancour Smelter achieved ISO 9002 certification in 1996 for the production of rolling ingots, T-ingots and billets. It was also certified ISO 9001:2000 for the production of rolling ingots, T-ingots and billets, and ISO 14001:2004 for the production of aluminum, including anodes and finished products, rolling ingots, T-ingots and billets.
In the last few years, the smelter won the Alcoa award for Zero Environmental Footprint, as well as the Phénix de l’environnement award in the Know-how in Sustainable Development category.
In 2003 and again in 2006, it received an ICI ON RECYCLE! performance award from Recyc-Québec. The Bécancour Smelter
supports a number of foundations, notably those of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, the Trois-Rivières Cégep, the Québec Biological Diversity Centre and the Trois-Rivières General Hospital. It also contributes to various non-profit organizations such as Opération Enfant Soleil and Centraide.
Start-up: April 1986
Construction cost: $1.65 billion
Production: T-ingots, billets, rolling ingots
Number of employees: 976
Production capacity: 400,000 MT / year
Port facilities: Bécancour
Certifications: ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004
Economic spin-offs for Québec: $496 million invested in salaries, taxes and goods and services, including $215 million in the surrounding region
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