Slovalco is a large Slovak company that produces 160,000 tonnes of aluminium and aluminium products per annum.

History

• December 1985 – approval of project by the ČSSR‘s government in Prague ;
• March 1986 – know – how contract signed with Hydro Aluminium and start of construction ;
• 1987 – carbon plant is finished
• 1989 – potroom is finished
• 1989 – last year of financing from state centralized sources
• 1992 – construction ceases (65% of project complete)
• April 1993 – negotiation with EBRD
• 7 June 1993 – Slovalco is founded
• July 1994 – Slovalco signs a sovereign guaranteed loan agreement with EBRD
• October 1994 – EBRD and Hydro Aluminium become shareholders
• June–December 1995 – the first 172 cells put into operation
• 1996 – full operation of electrolysis – 112,000 tons produced
• August 2003 – 54 additional reduction cells put into operation – 226 cells in operation
• June 2004 – the millionth tonne of aluminium produced