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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 ...
China is the biggest user of aluminium in the world and to maintain this has begun increasing their domestic aluminium production and importing of bauxite and alumina. [10] During periods of economic growth for China, a high demand for aluminium will lead to demand for bauxite and alumina exports from Australia. China is also the primary ...
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This is a list of primary aluminium smelters in the world. Primary production is the process by which alumina is smelted to pure aluminum. [ 1 ] Secondary production is the process of recycling aluminum scrap into aluminum that can be used again. [ 2 ]
The Point Henry aluminium smelter was located near Geelong, Victoria in the suburb of Moolap prior to its closure in 2014. The smelter had a production capacity of 185,000 tonnes of aluminium a year. [1] It was operated by Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals Australia, a joint venture between Alcoa (60%) and Alumina Limited (39.25%). [2]
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 ...
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.