The industrial complex of MYTILINEOS is the most modern vertically integrated production plant of alumina and aluminium and the largest of its kind in the European Union. The complex, located in the coastal area of Agios Nikolaos, in the Prefecture of Viotia, is strategically positioned in the centre of the mountainous region defined by Mt Helikon, Mt Parnassus and Mt Giona – Greece’s major bauxite deposits zone.
Infrastructures also include the nearby port, which allows direct access to sea transport and offers flexibility. Occupying a total area of 75 hectares, the Company’s industrial complex comprises of the following:
- The Bauxite delivery and collection areas
- The Alumina production plant
- The Aluminium production plant
- The Cogeneration Plant
- The Port facilities
- The Pollution-fighting facilities
- The Areas for Storage of fuel and raw materials
- The Central and local maintenance workshops
- The Support Activities (Environment, Quality, Safety, Chemical Laboratory, IT, Medical Station, Personnel Management etc.)
It is noteworthy that during the three-year period from 2005 to 2007, the energy, industrial and environmental investments carried out in the industrial complex of MYTILINEOS were the largest ever to be undertaken by a private company in Greece.