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The Australian Aluminium Council is the Australian peak industry association representing companies involved in bauxite mining, alumina refining, Production of High Purity Alumina (HPA), aluminium metal production and the production and distribution of semi-fabricated aluminium products.
Alumina's only business activity is as the owner of a 40% share in Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (AWAC), a joint venture with Alcoa. AWAC owns two bauxite mines and three refineries (to extract aluminium oxide from bauxite) in Western Australia and owns a smelter (to extract pure aluminium) and has a 55% interest in the Portland aluminium ...
Alcoa World Alumina Australia Ltd. - Portland Aluminium March 15, 2023 - Production at the smelter will be reduced to approximately 75 percent of the site’s total consolidated capacity of 358,000 metric tons per year (mtpy).
Australia's decision to ban exports of alumina to Russia tightens further the raw materials squeeze on Russian aluminium giant Rusal. The company's four million tonnes of smelter capacity each ...
Pages in category "Aluminium smelters in Australia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Alcoa Corp said on Monday it would restart 35,000 metric tons a year of long-curtailed capacity at its Portland aluminium smelter in Australia, which will take operations at the plant to around 95 ...
The smelter was commissioned between 1986 and 1988. It consists of two potlines of Alcoa A817 reduction cells, operating at a line current of over 310kA. [3] Portland is the only smelter using this technology. [4] Alumina is delivered bi-weekly from Western Australia via a ship known as "The Portland". From the harbour, it is transported to the ...
Bauxite mining in Australia is performed under the Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines, an industry self-regulation initiative. The guidelines were developed in 2018 by a collaboration between the Australian Aluminium Council, International Aluminium Institute and the Brazilian Aluminium Association. These peak bodies represent bauxite mining ...