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| 2,000
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| 100% [[Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals]] <ref name="AWAC">{{cite news | title = Alumina Limited:: The AWAC Business | pages = | publisher = Alumina Limited| date = | url = http://www.aluminalimited.com/index.php?s=awac_biz&ss=global&p=global_op | accessdate = 2007-03-14}} {{en_icon}}</ref>
| 100% [[Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals]] <ref name="AWAC">{{cite news | title = Alumina Limited:: The AWAC Business | pages = | publisher = Alumina Limited| date = | url = http://www.aluminalimited.com/index.php?s=awac_biz&ss=global&p=global_op | accessdate = 2007-03-14}} {{en_icon}}</ref>
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| [[Pinjarra, Western Australia]]
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| Australia
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| [[Wagerup, Western Australia]]
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| 3,100
| 86% [[BHP Billiton]], 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina <ref name="Worsley">{{cite news | title = Worsley: About Us: Welcome | pages = | publisher = Worsley Alumina| date = | url = http://worsley.geo.net.au/pages/worsley_overview.php4 | accessdate = 2007-03-14}} {{en_icon}}</ref>
| 86% [[BHP Billiton]], 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina <ref name="Worsley">{{cite news | title = Worsley: About Us: Welcome | pages = | publisher = Worsley Alumina| date = | url = http://worsley.geo.net.au/pages/worsley_overview.php4 | accessdate = 2007-03-14}} {{en_icon}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:44, 5 September 2007

This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. The list is incomplete and missing some data.

Smelter-grade alumina refineries

Country Location Coordinates Total Annual Capacity (kt) Ownership
Australia Gove, Northern Territory 12°11′17″S 136°41′11″E / 12.18806°S 136.68639°E / -12.18806; 136.68639 (Alcan Gove alumina refinery) 2,100 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Australia Gladstone, Queensland 23°52′1″S 151°17′25″E / 23.86694°S 151.29028°E / -23.86694; 151.29028 (QAL alumina refinery) 3,950 100% Queensland Alumina Limited [1]
Australia Yarwun, Queensland 23°49′36″S 151°9′13″E / 23.82667°S 151.15361°E / -23.82667; 151.15361 (Rio Tinto Yarwun alumina refinery) 1,400 100% Comalco[2]
Australia Kwinana 32°11′40″S 115°46′38″E / 32.19444°S 115.77722°E / -32.19444; 115.77722 (Alcoa Kwinana alumina refinery) 2,000 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
Australia Pinjarra, Western Australia 32°38′40″S 115°56′58″E / 32.64444°S 115.94944°E / -32.64444; 115.94944 (Alcoa Pinjarra alumina refinery) 4,100 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
Australia Wagerup, Western Australia 32°55′2″S 115°54′50″E / 32.91722°S 115.91389°E / -32.91722; 115.91389 (Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery) 2,600 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
Australia Worsley, Western Australia 33°13′39″S 115°4′44″E / 33.22750°S 115.07889°E / -33.22750; 115.07889 (Alcoa Kwinana alumina refinery) 3,100 86% BHP Billiton, 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina [4]
Azerbaijan Gyandzha Alumina peak of 0,410 in 1988, closed as of 1997 due to energy issues Azeralyuminii [5] (Levine, 1996)
Bosnia Herzegovina Birac 0,600 Energoinvest Alumina, (United Nations 2000), [5]
Bosnia Herzegovina Mostar Alumina Energoinvest Alumina [5]
Brazil Alumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao 3,500 18.9% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 35.1% Alcoa, 36% BHP Billiton, 10% Alcan [3]
Brazil Alcominas 0,400 Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, Camargo Correa S.A. [5]
Brazil Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará 4,400, undergoing an expansion to 6,400 57.03% Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, 34% Norsk Hydro, 8.97% unknown [6] (Hydro Aluminium 2004)
Brazil Sorocaba Alumina 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio [5]
Canada Vaudreuil, Quebec 1,220 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
China China Great Wall Alumina 1,000 100% Chinalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
China Guizhou Alumina 0,500 100% Chinalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
China Pingguo Alumina 0,660 100% Chinalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
China Shandong Alumina\ 0,650 100% Chinalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
China Shanxi Alumina 1,200 100% Chinalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
France Gardanne 0,200 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Germany Martinswerk Alumina 100% Albemarle Corporation [5]
Germany Stade Alumina 0,670 Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG [5], (United Nations 2000)
Greece Distomon Alumina 0,640 100% Alcan through Pechiney [5], (United Nations 2000)
Guinea Friguia 0,780 100% Alumina Company of Guinea [1]
Guinea Sangaredi 3,000 33% Global Alumina, 33% BHP Billiton, 25% Dubai Aluminium Company Limited, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC [7]
Hungary Ajka 0,300 100% Hungalu [5], (United Nations 2000)
Hungary Aloxid Alumina 100% Hungalu, [5]
Hungary Aughinish Alumina Glencore [5]
Hungary MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina 0,75 Glencore [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Belgaum 0,510 Indal, Hindalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Damanjodi 1,580 Nalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Gujarat Alumina Project [5]
India Korba Alumina 0,200 BALCO, Sterlite Industries [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Mettur Alumina 0,600 Malco, Sterlite Industries [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Muri Alumina 0,100 Indal, Hindalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Renukoot Alumina 0,450 Hindalco [5], (United Nations 2000)
India Utkal Alumina Project Norsk Hydro, Alcan, Indal, Hindalco [5]
Iran Jajarm Alumina 0,500 100% Iralco, [5], (United Nations 2000)
Ireland Aloxid 1,100 100% Hungalu, [5], (United Nations 2000)
Italy Eurallumina 0,970 Rio Tinto, Glencore [5], (United Nations 2000)
Jamaica Clarendon 1,400 50% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 50% Jamaican Government [3]
Jamaica Ewarton Alumina Jamacian Government, Glencore [5]
Jamaica Kirkvine Alumina Jamacian Government, Glencore, Alcan [5]
Japan Ehime 100% Sumitomo Chemical, [5]
Japan SAL Yokohama Alumina 100% Showa Denko KK, [5]
Japan Shimizu Alumina 0,215 100% Nippon Light Metals, [5], (United Nations 2000)
Kazakhstan Pavlodar Alumina 1,100 100% Alkaz, [5], (United Nations 2000)
Romania Oradea 0,400 100% Russky Alyuminy, [5]
Romania Tulcea Alumina 0,500 100% Alro Slatina, [5], (United Nations 2000)
Russia Achinsk Alumina Refinery 1,077 100% Rusal [1]
Russia Komi Aluminium Project, Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic 1,400 (Under Construction) 50% SUAL Group, 50% Rusal [8]
Russia Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region 0,500 SUAL Group, [8], (United Nations 2000)
Russia Nikolaev Alumina Refinery 1,300 100% Rusal [1]
Russia Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region 0,260 100% SUAL Group [8], (United Nations 2000)
Russia Volkhov Alumina 0,400 100% North-West Aluminium [5], (United Nations 2000)
Spain San Ciprian 1,300 55% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 45% BHP Billiton [3]
Slovakia Ziar Alumina 0,650 100% Zavod SNP [5], (United Nations 2000)
Slovenia Talum Alumina 100% Eti Holding S.A. [5]
Suriname Paranam 2,200 55% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 45% BHP Billiton [3]
Turkey Seydisehir Alumina 0,200 100% Eti Holding S.A. [5], (United Nations 2000)
Ukraine Zaporozhye Aluminium Combine, Zaporozhye City SUAL Group, [8]
Ukraine Mykolaiv Alumina Ukrainian Aluminium, Russky Alyuminy [5]
Ukraine Zaporozhsky Alumina Ukraine Government [5]
United Kingdom Burntisland 0,120 100% Alcan, [5], (United Nations 2000)
US Virgin Islands St. Croix 0,600 (closed since 2000) 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (Plunkert 1997), [9]
USA Burnside 0,600 100% Ormet Corporation, (United Nations 2000), [5]
USA Baton Rouge 100% LaRoche Chemical Co, [5]
USA Corpus Christi, Texas 1,600 100% Reyonolds, (United Nations 2000)
USA Gramercy, Louisiana 1,200 50% Falconbridge, 50% Glencore [10] [11]
USA Point Comfort, Texas 2,300 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
USA Sherwin 1,400 Sherwin Alumina Company [12]
Venezuela Bauxilum 2,000 Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana [13]
Vietnam Lam Dong Project Pechiney, CAV [5]
Vietnam Tan Rai Alumina Project [5]
Yugoslavia Podgorica Alumina 280 Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, CAV [5], (United Nations 2000)

Specialty alumina plants

Country Location Total Annual Capacity (kt) Ownership
Canada Brockville, Ontario 20 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Canada Vaudreuil, Quebec 180 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
France Gardanne 435 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
France Beyrede 28 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
France La Bathie 31 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Germany Teutschenthal 28 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Russia Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery 100% Rusal [1]
USA Sherwin 300 Sherwin Alumina Company [12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alumina Division". Rusal. Retrieved 2007-03-14. Template:En icon
  2. ^ "Rio Tinto - Alumina, aluminium and bauxite - Key data". Rio Tinto. Retrieved 2007-03-14. Template:En icon
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alumina Limited:: The AWAC Business". Alumina Limited. Retrieved 2007-03-14. Template:En icon
  4. ^ "Worsley: About Us: Welcome". Worsley Alumina. Retrieved 2007-03-14. Template:En icon
  5. ^ 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 ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av "Alumina Refineries - AME Mineral Economics". AME Research. Retrieved 2007-03-15. Template:En icon
  6. ^ "Companhia Vale do Rio Doce". Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. Retrieved 2007-03-15. Template:En icon
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ninemsn070429 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c d "Operating Locations". SUAL Group. Retrieved 2007-03-15. Template:En icon
  9. ^ "Untitled". Brownfields Recovery Corp. Retrieved 2007-03-16. Template:En icon
  10. ^ "Falconbridge : Our Business : Aluminum : Gramercy Alumina Refinery". Falconbridge. Retrieved 2007-03-15. Template:En icon
  11. ^ "Glencore - Aluminium, Alumina and Bauxite". Glencore. Retrieved 2007-03-15. Template:En icon
  12. ^ a b "Sherwin Alumina Company". Sherwin Alumina Company. Retrieved 2007-03-16. Template:En icon
  13. ^ "CVG-Bauxilum". CVG-Bauxilum. Retrieved 2007-03-16. Template:En icon
  • 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.
  • United Nations, (2000). United Nations Conference on Trade and Developemnt: Recent and Planned Changes in Production Capacity for Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium
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