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Record 1 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

An agitated bed composting system is similar to a turned mass bed system, with a much higher degree of automation. These types of systems are well-suited for installations handling large volumes of material(e. g., more than 50 000 tpy [ton per year]).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Un système de compostage en lit agité est semblable à un système de compostage en larges piles retournées, avec un degré d'automatisation bien plus important. Ces types de systèmes conviennent bien aux installations qui gèrent de grandes quantités de matières (p. ex., plus de 50 000 tonnes par an).

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
  • Economic Geology
  • Bauxite Mining
CONT

Alcoa’s current capacity of 6.7 m tonnes a year makes it the largest single source of alumina in the world, supplying 16% of the 41 m tonnes (smelter grade plus chemicals feedstock) consumed worldwide in 1996. ... Following the completion of the third reduction line in late 1997 at Boyne Island, the company will have an aluminium entitlement in excess of 650 000 tpa.

CONT

Nalco has chalked out an ambitious expansion plan in two phases ... Phase I of the programme which has received approval from the Cabinet involves doubling of bauxite mining capacity to 4.8 m tpa, increase in alumina refinery capacity to 1.6 m tpa.

Key term(s)
  • tonne per year
  • tonne a year
  • ton per annum
  • ton per year
  • tons per year
  • ton a year
  • tons a year
  • tonnes per annum
  • tonne per annum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines de bauxite
Key term(s)
  • tonne par an

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aluminum Production
CONT

The carbon plant has a capacity of 85, 000 tpy of green anodes or 65, 000 tpy of rodded anodes, which exceeds Slovalco's needs by approximately 5, 000 tpy.

OBS

Once baked, anodes are rodded, that is attached to aluminium stems from which they will hang over electrolytic pots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production de l'aluminium
DEF

Anode qui, une fois cuite, est scellée par de la fonte en fusion à une tige d'aluminium au moyen de laquelle elle sera suspendue dans les cuves d'électrolyse.

OBS

Produit de l'aluminerie ALCAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
CONT

Following the removal of eight years worth of dust and cobwebs and a 90-million conversion to produce 180, 000 tpy of bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp(BCTMP), the start button at Port Cartier-what Cascades president Bernard Lemaire calls his dream mill-is due to be pushed in mid-December.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier

Spanish

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