# Metlen to invest €295.5M in bauxite, alumina and gallium production in Greece

Metlen Energy & Metals announced a €295.5 million investment to develop an integrated bauxite, alumina and gallium production line at its Aluminium of Greece factory in Agios Nikolaos, Viotia. The project aims to achieve annual production of 2 million tons of bauxite, 1,265,000 tons of alumina (up from 865,000 tons), and 50 MT of gallium.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-02-24
- Where: Agios Nikolaos, Viotia, Greece
- Value: $322.0M (295.5M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 million tons of bauxite, 1,265,000 tons of alumina, 50 MT of gallium per year
- Products: bauxite, alumina, gallium
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Metlen Energy & Metals](https://endata.com/companies/45475.md)

## Sources

- [ekathimerini.com](https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1258791/metlens-new-300-mln-euro-investment-in-bauxite-alumina-and-gallium-production/), 2020-02-24: "Metlen's decision to proceed with the implementation of a new, emblematic industrial investment for the production of bauxite, alumina and gallium strengthens Europe's self-sufficiency in critical raw materials."

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