ALRO will open a vaccination centre against COVID-19 inside its unit in Slatina
Tue, 04/27/2021 - 08:34
- The Group’s employees and their families will be able to receive the vaccine starting 4th of May 2021;
- ALRO received the approval of the Public Health Department to open its vaccination centre;
- This is a further step that supports the Group’s efforts to preserve the health and safety of its employees and their families and thus to maintain all its operations fully functional;
Slatina, 27 April 2021– ALRO S.A. (BVB: ALR, “the Company” or “ALRO”), one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, measured by production capacity, will open, at its site in Slatina, a vaccination centre for its employees and their families.
The Company set up the vaccination centre within its premises in Slatina, complying with all the Public Health Department requirements for such facilities, and thus, received the approval to start the vaccination process beginning with 4th of May2021.
“Vaccination is the only chance we have to return to a state of normality both in our private lives and in business and we consider it is our duty to support the local and national authorities’ efforts to speed up this process and to offer our employees the opportunity to receive the necessary protection against COVID-19”, saidMarian NĂSTASE, Chairman of the Board of Directors at ALRO. “We are committed to taking all the necessary actions to overcome this unprecedented medical crisis that affected the entire world and to supporting the communities where we activate in their efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic”, added Marian NĂSTASE.
Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, ALRO Group supported the efforts of the local and national institutions to prevent and mitigate the effects of the health crisis through donations of over RON 1,000,000, consisting of money, medical and protective equipment. Furthermore, the Group implemented comprehensive protocols and procedures to maintain business continuity and to operate in safe conditions, at normal parameters, with a fully functional distribution chain.
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Notes to the Editors:
ALRO Group
The companies part of ALRO Group are: ALRO S.A. – manufacturer of aluminium, Alum S.A. – producer of alumina, Sierra Mineral Holdings I, Ltd. – bauxite mining, Vimetco Extrusion S.R.L. – extrusion business line, Conef S.A. – holding and management company, Global Aluminium Ltd. – holding company and Bauxite Marketing Ltd - marketing. Having this structure, the Group created an integrated production chain assuring the raw materials for ALRO.
ALRO
ALRO is a subsidiary of Vimetco N.V., (the Netherlands), a global, vertically-integrated primary and processed aluminium producer. ALRO is one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers, by capacity, in Europe, having an installed production capacity of 265,000 tonnes per annum of electrolytic aluminium, 35,000 tonnes per annum of recycled aluminium and 335,000 tonnes per annum cast aluminium.
The main market for ALRO products is represented by the European Union; the Company exports its products to the USA and Asia, as well. ALRO is ISO 9001 certified for quality management and has NADCAP and EN 9100 certificates for aerospace production organizations, ALRO’s products adhere to the quality standards for primary aluminium on the LME, as well as international standards for flat rolled products.
Starting from 18 March 2019, the Index Committee of the Bucharest Stock Exchange approved the inclusion of ALRO (code ALR) in BET, the main index of the market, and in BET-TR, the total return version of BET. ALRO’s shares have been listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange since October 1997 and ALRO represents the first company in the aluminium industry present in these two indices.
Since 16 November 2020, ALRO is a member of ASI (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative), an international association that contributes to enhancing sustainability in the global aluminium sector.