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2024 Annual Report

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People leading the way for the next transformations

Since its inception, CBA has consistently shown resilience, innovation, sustainability leadership, and a pioneering spirit—while always putting people at the center of its journey. Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2025, CBA takes this opportunity to honor the people who have helped shape the Company’s history, celebrating past achievements and those ahead. 
Over the past seven decades, CBA has cemented its reputation as a leading producer of low-carbon aluminum, and strengthened its purpose of transforming lives through sustainable and innovative aluminum solutions. 

2024 highlights

Primary Business

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2 million metric tons

of bauxite processed
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721,900 metric tons

of alumina produced
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364,500 metric tons

of low-carbon molten aluminum produced
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252,600 metric tons

of recycled aluminum scrap processed at Alux, Alumínio, Metalex, and Itapissuma

Downstream Business

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136,450 metric tons

of Downstream products manufactured at Alumínio (SP) and Itapissuma (PE)
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70%+

growth in Primora brand sales

Energy Business

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CBA’s Energy Business supplies

100% renewable and fully traceable electricity for low-carbon aluminum production
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21 hydroelectric power plants

15 wholly owned and 6 jointly owned—with a combined installed capacity of 1,462.7 MW
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2 wind farms

with a total installed capacity of 171.6 MW
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7,942.6 GWh

of 100% renewable electricity generated

Digital and
innovative 

 

CBA drives its DigitALL Program through PODs—agile, multidisciplinary teams dedicated to tackling specific challenges within a set timeframe. In 2024, the Company introduced implementation PODs, designed to turn validated solutions into real-world initiatives.

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R$ 9.35 million

in value capture
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32 innovation explorations

conducted over three years
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Inovativos award

Winner of the Inovativos award for the third consecutive year
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Recipient of the 2024 Agilidade Brasil award

Creating positive impact

CBA is an industry-leading producer of low-carbon aluminum, and the only fully vertically integrated aluminum company in Brazil.

Strategic pillars

Growth

Produce aluminum while delivering positive impacts, engaging the entire supply chain in building a more prosperous and sustainable future

Competitiveness

Enhance competitive advantages to ensure resilience and long-term success

Transformation

Innovation, digitalization and partnership-building to transform CBA

Positive Impact

Produce aluminum while delivering positive impacts, engaging the entire supply chain in building a more prosperous and sustainable future

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People who lead transformation

For 70 years, the Company's history has been built by people who played the role of agents of transformation. Through resilience, dedication, and innovation, CBA’s people have supported its achievements, environmental stewardship, and lasting impact on communities.

7,262

direct employees

1,460

 women in the workforce, with 22.1% of leadership positions (management and above) held by them.

Great People Mental Health Certification

Awarded for the first time by Great Place to Work, this certification recognizes companies that support employees' overall well-being, with a strong emphasis on mental health.

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Corporate social responsibility

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51

initiatives across 23 cities, impacting over 1 million people

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R$ 10.2 million

invested across five pillars: Public Administration Support, Education, Economic Development, Community Development; and Human Rights, including incentivized funds, the Company's own resources, and contributions from external partners

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430

volunteers and over 20,000 people benefited from the Volunteering Challenge

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Environmental stewardship

Emissions intensity of
2.69 tCO₂e/t Al
in cast products in 2024

33%
reduction in GHG emissions from cast aluminum products since 2019

Emissions intensity of
2.87 tCO₂e/t
of molten aluminum produced

Emissions intensity of
0.21 tCO₂e/t Al
alumina produced, the lowest globally

30.7%
increase in revenue from co-products sales (by products from CBA’s production processes) compared to 2023 

4,200
metric tons of waste avoided through the Company's initiatives

4.2
metric tons of recycled scrap (internal and external) processed in the year

Governance for sustainable business

CBA’s Sustainability Committee has broadened its role to include oversight of strategic project finance. Now renamed the Sustainability and Capital Projects Committee, it strengthens alignment between ESG commitments and major investment decisions.

Sustainable value chain

Customers

73 co-engineering projects

developed with customers in 2024

11 customers have adopted CBA’s Alennium label,

certifying their use of the Company’s low-carbon aluminum 
Suppliers

100% of new suppliers

screened using social and environmental criteria

16% of budget

spent on local suppliers

CBA is an industry leader for low aluminum emissions intensity, with 3,9 times lower emissions than the global average*

*Based on 2024 data from the International Aluminum Institute (IAI) for scopes 1 and 2 at the smelting and anode production stages

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Indexes and Ratings

Sustainability commitment reflected in key ratings and indices:

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Recognition for Sustainability

CBA progressed in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), achieving a score of 72—an 11-point increase from 2023 and more than twice the industry average of 33. This secured CBA’s inclusion in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025, with two different distinctions: Sustainability Yearbook Member (awarded to companies scoring at least 30 in the CSA and ranking in the top 15% of their sector) and Industry Mover (granted to companies that improve their CSA score by at least 5% and demonstrate the highest progress in their industry)
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Sustainability & Diversity

For the third consecutive year, CBA remained a constituent of B3’s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE), reaffirming its commitment to ESG best practices. The Company was also named again to the B3 Diversity Index (IDIVERSA B3), which tracks publicly traded companies committed to gender and racial equity
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