Alcan is a handy asset-the vast amounts of energy required to smelt aluminium are supplied by reliable, cheap hydroelectricity.

用来熔解铝的巨大能源需求可由价廉物美且可靠的水力电气满足，这点来看，加拿大铝业公司的资产是相当易用的。

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Alcan, an aluminium company, is planning to use the heat from one of its smelters to increase the efficiency of its power-generation plant at Lynemouth in Northumberland in Britain.

铝业企业Alcan，正在计划利用一个精炼厂的热能，从而提高它的位于英国Northumberland的Lynemout h发电厂的效率。

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As the battle for control of ABN AMRO, a Dutch bank, took new twists, Alcoa, an American aluminium giant, launched a hostile bid for Alcan, a Canadian rival.

当荷兰银行控制权之争迎来新转折的时候，美国铝业巨头美铝亚洲为它的竞争对手加拿大铝业集团抛出了恶意收购的投标。

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Anglesey Aluminium is jointly owned by Rio Tinto Alcan and Kaiser Aluminium and was formed in 1971.

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Alcan runs an aluminium smelter in Northumberland, but has recently announced that it will look to sell or shut the plant.

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This is largely related to the company's purchase of Canadian aluminium giant Alcan in 2007.

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