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This is a list of countries by primary aluminium production in 2023. [1] Primary aluminium is produced from aluminium oxide which is obtained from bauxite and excludes recycled aluminium. Only countries with a minimum production of 100,000 tonnes are listed.
Aluminium oxide production Country (or area) Production (in thousand tonnes) China * 82,000 Australia 19,000 Brazil * 10,000 India * 7,300 Russia * 2,400 United Arab Emirates
Bauxite is a raw material used primarily in the production of aluminium. The bauxite ore is refined into alumina before being smelted into aluminium. [3] Australia is known for its high-grade ore, especially in the Weipa and Gove deposits. [2] The quality of bauxite ore is determined by its available alumina (Al 2 O 3) content.
PITTSBURGH-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Alcoa Corporation, a global leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum, today announced that its portfolio of bauxite mines and alumina refineries in Western Australia have ...
Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) is one of the largest alumina refineries by alumina production capacity in the world, [1] [2] located in Parsons Point, South Trees, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. The refinery was planned in 1964 [3] and has been operating since 1967, [4] the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina ...
Industrial processes associated with cancer include aluminum production; iron and steel founding; and underground mining with exposure to uranium or radon. Shift work, which can disturb the circadian rhythm, has also been identified as a risk factor for some forms of cancer, in particular for breast cancer. [3] [4] [5]
The Point Henry smelter commenced full production on April 4, 1963. It has a production capacity of 185,000 tonnes of aluminium a year. [4] March 20, 1969, saw Alcoa's own brown coal-fired Anglesea Power Station brought on line at augment the electricity supply from the Victorian grid. [5] The Point Henry smelter closed in 2014.
The following is a list of countries by raw aluminium exports. Data is for 2021, in millions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity. Currently the top ten countries are listed.