List of alumina refineries
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This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. The list is incomplete and missing some data.
Smelter-grade alumina refineries
[edit]Country | Location | Coordinates | Total Annual Capacity (kt) | Ownership |
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Australia | Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory | 12°10′57″S 136°46′55″E / 12.18250°S 136.78194°E | 3,500, closed in 2014 | Rio Tinto Alcan |
Australia | Gladstone, Queensland | 23°52′1″S 151°17′25″E / 23.86694°S 151.29028°E | 3,954 | 80% Rio Tinto Alcan 20% Rusal[1] |
Australia | Yarwun, Queensland | 23°49′36″S 151°9′13″E / 23.82667°S 151.15361°E | 3,400 | 100% Rio Tinto[2] |
Australia | Kwinana, Western Australia | 32°11′40″S 115°46′38″E / 32.19444°S 115.77722°E | 2,150 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] |
Australia | Pinjarra, Western Australia | 32°38′40″S 115°56′58″E / 32.64444°S 115.94944°E | 4,200 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] |
Australia | Wagerup, Western Australia | 32°55′2″S 115°54′50″E / 32.91722°S 115.91389°E | 2,400 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] |
Australia | Worsley Alumina, Worsley, Western Australia | 33°13′57″S 116°4′6″E / 33.23250°S 116.06833°E | 4,600 | 86% South32, 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina[4] |
Azerbaijan | Gyandzha Alumina | 40°41′29″N 46°24′38″E / 40.69139°N 46.41056°E | peak of 410 in 1988, closed as of 1997 due to energy issues | Azeralyuminii[5] (Levine, 1996); DET.Al Holding |
Bosnia Herzegovina | Birac | 44°25′10″N 19°6′46″E / 44.41944°N 19.11278°E | 600 | Energoinvest Alumina (United Nations 2000)[5] |
Bosnia Herzegovina | Mostar Alumina | 43°16′30″N 17°49′14″E / 43.27500°N 17.82056°E | Energoinvest Alumina[5] | |
Brazil | Alumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao | 2°42′32″S 44°20′49″W / 2.70889°S 44.34694°W | 3,500 | 19% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, 35% Alcoa, 36% South32, 10% Rio Tinto[3] |
Brazil | Pocos De Caldas, Alcominas | 21°50′30″S 46°35′24″W / 21.84167°S 46.59500°W | 390 | 100% Alcoa[5] |
Brazil | Belem, Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará | 1°32′43″S 48°44′4″W / 1.54528°S 48.73444°W | 6,300[6] | 86.0% Norsk Hydro, 3.6% CBA, 1.2% Japan Alunorte Investment, 0.1% Mitsubishi Corp., 0.2% Mitsui & Co, 3.8% NAAC[7] (Hydro Aluminium 2004) |
Brazil | Alumínio | 23°31′53″S 47°15′59″W / 23.53139°S 47.26639°W | 940 | 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio[5] |
Brazil | Alumina Rondon | 4°46′40″S 48°04′02″W / 4.77778°S 48.06722°W | 3,000 in 2019 | 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio[5] |
Brazil | Ouro Preto | 20°24′00″S 43°31′19″W / 20.40000°S 43.52194°W | 150 | 66.67% Hindustan Aluminium, 33.33% Novelis |
Canada | Saguenay, Quebec | 48°25′37″N 71°9′44″W / 48.42694°N 71.16222°W | 1,400 | 100% Rio Tinto (Alcan 2006) |
China | Chalco Mining | 2,410 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
China | Chongqing branch | 800 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
China | Guizhou Huajin | 1,600 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
China | Guangxi Pingguo branch | 23°20′12″N 107°29′43″E / 23.33667°N 107.49528°E | 2,210 | 100% Chinalco[8] |
China | Chalco Shandong | 2,270 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
China | Shanxi New Material Alumina | 35°39′24″N 110°40′25″E / 35.65667°N 110.67361°E | 2,600 | 100% Chinalco[8] |
China | Shanxi Huaxing | 2,000 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
China | Xinghua Technology | 900 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
China | Dingtai Tuoyuan | 150 | ||
China | East Hope (Sanmenxia) | 34°44′35″N 111°14′18″E / 34.74306°N 111.23833°E | 650 | |
China | Guixi Huayin | 200 | ||
China | Jiaokou | 50 | ||
China | Kaiman | 1100 | ||
China | Lubei | 320 | ||
China | Luneng Jinbei | 975 | ||
China | Nanchuan | 0 | ||
China | Nanshan | 400 | ||
China | Pingdingshan | 375 | ||
China | Shanxi Tongde | 0 | ||
China | Luneng Jinbei | 975 | ||
China | Wanji Xiangjiang | 34°45′14″N 112°4′20″E / 34.75389°N 112.07222°E | 400 | |
China | Weiqiao | 2500 | ||
China | Wusheng (Pinglu) | 200 | ||
China | Xinfa Huayu (Chiping Xinfa) | 2300 | ||
China | Yangquan | 400 | ||
China | Yimei | 150 | ||
China | Yunnan | 0 | ||
China | Zhengzhou | 2490 | ||
China | Zhongmei | 83 | ||
China | Zhongzhou Aluminum | 35°23′14″N 113°27′2″E / 35.38722°N 113.45056°E | 3,050 | 100% Chinalco[8] |
China | Zunyi Aluminum | 1,000 | 100% Chinalco[8] | |
Germany | Stade Alumina | > 1,000 | Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG [9] | |
Greece | Distomon Alumina | 830 | 100% Mytilineos Holdings through Rio Tinto through Pechiney | |
Guinea | Friguia | 755 | 100% Alumina Company of Guinea[1] | |
Guinea | Sangaredi - currently in Feasibility Study | 11°5′26″N 13°59′38″W / 11.09056°N 13.99389°W | 0 | 33% Global Alumina, 33% BHP, 25% Emirates Global Aluminium, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC[10] |
India | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | 17°35′34″N 82°45′8″E / 17.59278°N 82.75222°E | 1500 | Anrak Aluminium Ltd, |
India | Belgaum, Karnataka | 390 | Indal, Hindalco[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
India | NALCO, Damanjodi, Odisha | 18°46′26″N 82°53′37″E / 18.77389°N 82.89361°E | 2,275 | NALCO[5] (United Nations 2000) |
India | Gujarat Alumina Project | [5] | ||
India | Korba Alumina, Chhattisgarh | 22°23′39″N 82°43′53″E / 22.39417°N 82.73139°E | 205 | Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, Sterlite Industries[5] (United Nations 2000) |
India | Vedanta Alumina, Lanjigarh, Odisha | 19°42′24″N 83°22′00″E / 19.70667°N 83.36667°E | 1000 (to be 1400 in 2011) | Vedanta Resources |
India | Mettur Alumina, Tamil Nadu | 11°48′32″N 77°49′44″E / 11.80889°N 77.82889°E | 100 | Malco, Sterlite Industries[5] (United Nations 2000) |
India | Muri Alumina | 120 | Indal, Hindalco[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
India | Renukoot Alumina, Uttar Pradesh | 700 | Hindalco[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
India | Utkal Alumina International Limited, Doraguda, Rayagada, Odisha | 19°11′23″N 83°1′43″E / 19.18972°N 83.02861°E | 1500 | Hindalco[5] |
Iran | Jajarm | |||
Ireland | Aughinish | 52°37′35″N 9°3′53″W / 52.62639°N 9.06472°W | 1,900 | United Company of Rusal 100%[11] (Rusal 2007) |
Italy | Eurallumina | 39°12′26″N 8°23′50″E / 39.20722°N 8.39722°E | 0 - closed 2009 | United Company of Rusal 100%[12] (Rusal 2007) |
Jamaica | Clarendon | 1,400 | 50% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, 50% Jamaican Government[3] | |
Jamaica | Ewarton Alumina | 675 | Jamaican Government, United Company of Rusal[5] | |
Jamaica | Nain St. Elizabeth (Alpart) | 1,700 | 65% United Company of Rusal, 35% Hydro Aluminium[5] | |
Jamaica | Kirkvine Alumina | 625 | Jamaican Government, United Company of Rusal | |
Japan | Ehime | 0 | 100% Sumitomo Chemical[5] | |
Japan | SAL Yokohama Alumina | 0 | 100% Showa Denko KK[5] | |
Japan | Shimizu Alumina | 0 | 100% Nippon Light Metal[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
Kazakhstan | Pavlodar Alumina | 1,540 | 100% Alkaz[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
Montenegro | Podgorica Alumina | 0 | Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, CAV[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
Romania | Oradea | 400 | shut down in 2002 | |
Romania | Tulcea | 600, stopped production June 2022[13] | 100% Alro SA, Slatina[5] | |
Russia | Achinsk Alumina Refinery | 1,100 | 100% United Company of Rusal[1] | |
Russia | Bauxitogorsk | 186 | 100% United Company of Rusal[1] | |
Russia | Bogoslovsk | 59°46′42″N 60°10′12″E / 59.77833°N 60.17000°E | 1100 | 100% United Company of Rusal[1] |
Russia | Komi Aluminium Project, Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic | 1,400 (Under Construction) | United Company of Rusal[14] | |
Russia | Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region | 56°22′17″N 61°58′14″E / 56.37139°N 61.97056°E | 750 | United Company of Rusal[14] (United Nations 2000) |
Russia | Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region | 268 | 100% United Company of Rusal[14] (United Nations 2000) | |
Russia | Volkhov Alumina | 400 | 100% North-West Aluminium[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
Saudi Arabia | Ma'aden | 1,800 | 25.1% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] | |
Spain | San Ciprian | 43º41'56"N 7º27'50W | 1,530 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] |
Slovakia | Slovalco | 0 - since at least 2010 only aluminum, not alumina, produced by the company | 100% Zavod SNP[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
Slovenia | Talum Alumina | 0 - since at least 2010 only aluminum, not alumina, produced by the company | 100% Eti Holding S.A.[5] | |
Suriname | Paranam | 5°35′35.91″N 55°6′11.11″W / 5.5933083°N 55.1030861°W | 0 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] |
Turkey | Seydisehir Alumina | 200 | 100% Eti Holding S.A.[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
Ukraine | Zaporizhzhia Aluminium Combine, Zaporizhzhia City | 47°53′27″N 35°12′14″E / 47.89083°N 35.20389°E | 270 | United Company of Rusal[14] |
Ukraine | Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery | 1421 | 100% United Company of Rusal[1] | |
United Arab Emirates | Al-Taweelah Alumina Refinery | 24°47′33″N 54°42′28″E / 24.79250°N 54.70778°E | 2,000 | 100% Emirates Global Aluminium[15] |
United Kingdom | Burntisland | 120 (closed 2002) | 100% Rio Tinto[5] (United Nations 2000) | |
USA | Gramercy, Louisiana | 30°2′19.5″N 90°49′47.6″W / 30.038750°N 90.829889°W | 1,215 (close to 50% specialty alumina) | New Day Aluminum[16] |
US Virgin Islands | St Croix | 600 (closed since 2000) | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (Plunkert 1997)[17] | |
USA | Burnside, Louisiana | 30°8′17″N 90°55′23″W / 30.13806°N 90.92306°W | 560 (closed 2020)[18] | 100% Almatis |
USA | Corpus Christi | 27°53′0″N 97°15′32″W / 27.88333°N 97.25889°W | 1,610 (closed 2016) | Sherwin Alumina Company,[19] wholly owned by Glencore[20] |
USA | Point Comfort, Texas | 28°39′3″N 96°33′45″W / 28.65083°N 96.56250°W | 2,330 (idled 2016, closed 2020) | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals[3] |
Venezuela | Bauxilum | 2,000 | Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana[21] | |
Venezuela | Venalum | 0 | Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana | |
Vietnam | Lam Dong Project | 0 | Pechiney, CAV[5] | |
Vietnam | Tan Rai Alumina Project | 0 | [5] |
Specialty alumina plants
[edit]Country | Location | Total Annual Capacity (kt) | Ownership |
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Canada | Brockville, Ontario | 20 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006) |
Canada | Saguenay, Quebec | 180 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006) |
China | Zhengzhou Institute | 20 | 100% Chinalco[8] |
France | Beyrede | 28 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006) |
France | Gardanne | 650 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006), specialty alumina only since 2007 |
France | La Bathie | 31 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006) |
Germany | Martinswerk Alumina | 100% Albemarle Corporation[5]|- | |
Germany | Teutschenthal | 28 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006) |
Germany | Schwandorf | 265 | Nabaltec AG since 1994[22] |
Hungary | Ajka | 100% Silkem Hungary, specialty alumina only since 2013 | |
Hungary | MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina | 75 | GPS Kft.,[23] specialty alumina only since 2002 |
India | Hindalco, Belgaum Alumina Refinery | 138 | 100% Hindalco |
Russia | Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery | 100% United Company of Rusal[1] | |
USA | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | specialty alumina only[24] | 100% Honeywell[25] |
USA | Gregory, Texas (closed 2016) | 300 | Sherwin Alumina Company[26] |
Korea | Mopko | 180 | South Korea General Chemical Corporation |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Alumina Division". Rusal. Archived from the original on 2006-12-03. Retrieved 2007-03-14. (in English)
- ^ "Rio Tinto - Alumina, aluminium and bauxite - Key data". Rio Tinto. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-14. (in English)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alumina Limited:: The AWAC Business". Alumina Limited. Archived from the original on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-03-14. (in English)
- ^ "South32 - Worsley Alumina". Worsley Alumina. (in English)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Alumina Refineries - AME Mineral Economics". AME Research. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2007-03-15. (in English)
- ^ "Alunorte". Norsk Hydro. Retrieved 2020-06-10. (in English)
- ^ "Companhia Vale do Rio Doce". Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. Archived from the original on 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2007-03-15. (in English)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "ALUMINUM CORPORATION OF CHINA LIMITED Form 20-F". SEC. 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Dadco Alumina". Dadco. Retrieved 2021-06-14. (in English)
- ^ "SANGAREDI REFINERY PROJECT BRIEFING PAPER". BHP Billiton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-30.(in English)
- ^ "RUSAL - Aughinish Alumina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ "RUSAL - Euralumina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ "Alumina producer stops production in Romania amid high cost of energy". 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Operating Locations". SUAL Group. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-03-15. (in English)
- ^ "EGA's Operations Al Taweela". Emirates Global Aluminium. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "New Day to add new alumina line at Gramercy | American Metal Market | Fastmarkets AMM".
- ^ "Untitled". Brownfields Recovery Corp. Retrieved 2007-03-16. (in English)
- ^ "Hundreds of laid-off workers from shuttered Burnside plant say they're still owed benefits". 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Sherwin Alumina Company". Sherwin Alumina Company. Retrieved 2007-03-16. (in English)
- ^ Sherwin Alumina to close Gregory plant
- ^ "CVG-Bauxilum". CVG-Bauxilum. Retrieved 2007-03-16. (in English)
- ^ "Investor Relations". nabaltec.de. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ https://www.magyarhirlap.hu/belfold/20210208-felfaltak-mara-a-baloldal-vezetojet-a-motim-kishalai.
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(help) - ^ "Stallworth, Honeywell UOP Baton Rouge plan for major investment - BIC Magazine".
- ^ "Honeywell - Baton Rouge UOP - Plant Manager Message - UOP BatonRouge".
- ^ Sherwin Alumina closes Gregory plant
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[edit]- Alcan, (2006). An Evolving Alcan: Alcan Facts 2006, Canada: Alcan.
- Platt's Metal Week, 27 October 1997, p. 6
- Plunkert, P (1997). Bauxite and Alumina, United States Geological Survey
- Hydro Aluminium, (2004). Shaping Solutions for the Future, Oslo: Hydro Media.
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