# METLEN invests €295.5M in bauxite, alumina and gallium production in Greece

METLEN Energy & Metals has made a final investment decision for a €295.5 million project at its Agios Nikolaos, Viotia plant to expand bauxite and alumina capacity and add gallium production, with total annual capacity of 2 million tonnes bauxite, 1,265,000 tonnes alumina, and 50 MT gallium.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-01-16
- Where: Agios Nikolaos, Viotia, Greece
- Value: $320.0M (295.5M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 million tonnes bauxite, 1,265,000 tonnes alumina, 50 MT gallium per year
- Products: bauxite, alumina, gallium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [metlen.com](https://www.metlen.com/news/press-releases/new-large-scale-mining-metallurgical-industrial-investment-by-metlen), 2025-01-16: "The €295.5 million investment plan aims to achieve a total production capacity of 2 million tonnes of bauxite, 1,265,000 tonnes of alumina, and 50 MT of Gallium for the first time."

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