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December 1985 - approval of project by the ČSSR's government in Prague ;
March 1986 - know - how contract signed with Hydro Aluminium and start of construction ;
1987 - carbon plant is finished
1989 - potroom is finished
1989 - last year of financing from state centralized sources
1992 - construction ceases (65% of project complete)
April 1993 - negotiation with EBRD
7 June 1993 - Slovalco is founded
July 1994 - Slovalco signs a sovereign guaranteed loan agreement with EBRD
October 1994 - EBRD and Hydro Aluminium become shareholders
June–December 1995 - the first 172 cells put into operation
1996 - full operation of electrolysis - 112,000 tons produced
August 2003 - 54 additional reduction cells put into operation - 226 cells in operation
June 2004 - the millionth tonne of aluminium produced
