Alcan Inc. plans to form a joint venture with Qingtongxia Aluminium Co. of China to operate its smelter. The proposal would give Alcan a 50 percent stake in the 130-kilotonne smelter and the option to acquire a 50 percent interest in the planned and approved 150-kilotonne expansion of the smelter, the company said in a news release.
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