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ABB Group was awarded with a $140 million contract by Qatalum in 2007 to construct the electrical parts of the plant. [1] Inaugurated in April 2010, it was the largest aluminium plant ever launched in one step, costing about $5.7 billion to build. [2] In 2012, ABB was contracted to upgrade the plants power network for $16 million.
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] Capacity here refers to metric tonnes of output aluminum. The list is incomplete and missing some ...
Qatalum, an aluminium smelter plant, was launched in April 2010 in Mesaieed. It is a joint venture between QatarEnergy and Norsk Hydro. [13] Its annual capacity in September 2011 was 585,000 metric tons of primary aluminium. [14] A 1350 MW natural gas power plant has also been built to ensure a stable supply of electricity. [15]
Aluminium smelting is the process of extracting aluminium from its oxide, alumina, generally by the Hall-Héroult process. Alumina is extracted from the ore bauxite by means of the Bayer process at an alumina refinery .
As of late 2019, the system of LME Aluminium contracts is associated with 1.27 to 1.49 million tonnes of physical primary Aluminium stored in 500 to 700 warehouses around the world, out of 2.78 million tonnes of global reported warehoused Aluminium, and 11.78 million tonnes of global reported and unreported warehoused Aluminium.
The first roads in Mesaieed were constructed in the late 1940s by Qatar Petroleum (today Qatar Energy). They were paved in 1955. The roads fell into disrepair in the 1960s, and in 1968 the government assumed responsibility for developing the road system from Mesaieed to Al Wakrah .
Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) is a state-backed holding company established to be the primary aluminium producer in the People's Republic of China in 2001. [6] It is the parent company of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) which is listed on the New York , Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges.
Qatar's first oil discovery was made in late 1930s with oil deposits found in Dukhan field. Since then, Qatar claims to have 1.5% of global oil reserves, while producing 2% of the global oil economy. [6] Oil storage tanks on Halul Island. In 2015, Qatar was ranked as the 17th top producer of crude oil worldwide at an approximate 1.532 million ...