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Smelter-grade alumina refineries

CountryLocationCoordinatesTotal Annual Capacity (kt)Ownership
Australia Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory 12°10′57″S136°46′55″E / 12.18250°S 136.78194°E / -12.18250; 136.78194 (Gove alumina refinery) 3,500, closed in 2014 Rio Tinto Alcan
Australia Gladstone, Queensland 23°52′1″S151°17′25″E / 23.86694°S 151.29028°E / -23.86694; 151.29028 (QAL alumina refinery) 3,95480% Rio Tinto Alcan 20% Rusal [1]
Australia Yarwun, Queensland 23°49′36″S151°9′13″E / 23.82667°S 151.15361°E / -23.82667; 151.15361 (Rio Tinto Yarwun alumina refinery) 3,400100% Rio Tinto [2]
Australia Kwinana, Western Australia 32°11′40″S115°46′38″E / 32.19444°S 115.77722°E / -32.19444; 115.77722 (Alcoa Kwinana alumina refinery) 2,150100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
Australia Pinjarra, Western Australia 32°38′40″S115°56′58″E / 32.64444°S 115.94944°E / -32.64444; 115.94944 (Alcoa Pinjarra alumina refinery) 4,200100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
Australia Wagerup, Western Australia 32°55′2″S115°54′50″E / 32.91722°S 115.91389°E / -32.91722; 115.91389 (Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery) 2,400100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
Australia Worsley Alumina, Worsley, Western Australia 33°13′57″S116°4′6″E / 33.23250°S 116.06833°E / -33.23250; 116.06833 (South32 Worsley alumina refinery) 4,60086% South32, 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina [4]
AzerbaijanGyandzha Alumina 40°41′29″N46°24′38″E / 40.69139°N 46.41056°E / 40.69139; 46.41056 (Ganja alumina refinery) peak of 410 in 1988, closed as of 1997 due to energy issues Azeralyuminii [5] (Levine, 1996);
DET.Al Holding
Bosnia HerzegovinaBirac 44°25′10″N19°6′46″E / 44.41944°N 19.11278°E / 44.41944; 19.11278 (Birac alumina refinery) 600 Energoinvest Alumina (United Nations 2000) [5]
Bosnia HerzegovinaMostar Alumina 43°16′30″N17°49′14″E / 43.27500°N 17.82056°E / 43.27500; 17.82056 (Mostar alumina refinery) Energoinvest Alumina [5]
BrazilAlumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao 2°42′32″S44°20′49″W / 2.70889°S 44.34694°W / -2.70889; -44.34694 (Alumar alumina refinery) 3,50019% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, 35% Alcoa, 36% South32, 10% Rio Tinto [3]
BrazilPocos De Caldas, Alcominas 21°50′30″S46°35′24″W / 21.84167°S 46.59000°W / -21.84167; -46.59000 (Pocos De Caldas alumina refinery) 390100% Alcoa [5]
BrazilBelem, Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará 1°32′43″S48°44′4″W / 1.54528°S 48.73444°W / -1.54528; -48.73444 (Alunorte alumina refinery) 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)
BrazilAlumínio 23°31′53″S47°15′59″W / 23.53139°S 47.26639°W / -23.53139; -47.26639 (Alumínio refinery) 940100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio [5]
BrazilAlumina Rondon 4°46′40″S48°04′02″W / 4.77778°S 48.06722°W / -4.77778; -48.06722 (Alumina Rondon refinery) 3,000 in 2019100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio [5]
BrazilOuro Preto 20°24′00″S43°31′19″W / 20.40000°S 43.52194°W / -20.40000; -43.52194 (Alumina refinery) 15066.67% Hindustan Aluminium, 33.33% Novelis
CanadaSaguenay, Quebec 48°25′37″N71°9′44″W / 48.42694°N 71.16222°W / 48.42694; -71.16222 (Alcan Vaudreuil refinery) 1,400100% Rio Tinto (Alcan 2006)
ChinaChalco Mining2,410100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaChongqing branch800100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaGuizhou Huajin1,600100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaGuangxi Pingguo branch 23°20′12″N107°29′43″E / 23.33667°N 107.49528°E / 23.33667; 107.49528 (Pingguo Al Plant) 2,210100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaChalco Shandong2,270100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaShanxi New Material Alumina 35°39′24″N110°40′25″E / 35.65667°N 110.67361°E / 35.65667; 110.67361 (Shanxi New Material Alumina) 2,600100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaShanxi Huaxing2,000100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaXinghua Technology900100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaDingtai Tuoyuan150
ChinaEast Hope (Sanmenxia) 34°44′35″N111°14′18″E / 34.74306°N 111.23833°E / 34.74306; 111.23833 (Sanmenxia Al Plant) 650
ChinaGuixi Huayin200
ChinaJiaokou50
ChinaKaiman1100
ChinaLubei320
ChinaLuneng Jinbei975
ChinaNanchuan0
ChinaNanshan400
ChinaPingdingshan375
ChinaShanxi Tongde0
ChinaLuneng Jinbei975
ChinaWanji Xiangjiang 34°45′14″N112°4′20″E / 34.75389°N 112.07222°E / 34.75389; 112.07222 (Wanji Al Plant) 400
ChinaWeiqiao2500
ChinaWusheng (Pinglu)200
ChinaXinfa Huayu (Chiping Xinfa)2300
ChinaYangquan400
ChinaYimei150
ChinaYunnan0
ChinaZhengzhou2490
ChinaZhongmei83
ChinaZhongzhou Aluminum 35°23′14″N113°27′2″E / 35.38722°N 113.45056°E / 35.38722; 113.45056 (Zhongzhou Aluminium Factory) 3,050100% Chinalco [8]
ChinaZunyi Aluminum1,000100% Chinalco [8]
GermanyStade Alumina> 1,000Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG [9]
GreeceDistomon Alumina830100% Mytilineos Holdings through Rio Tinto through Pechiney
GuineaFriguia755100% Alumina Company of Guinea [1]
GuineaSangaredi - currently in Feasibility Study 11°5′26″N13°59′38″W / 11.09056°N 13.99389°W / 11.09056; -13.99389 (Sangaredi alumina refinery) 033% Global Alumina, 33% BHP, 25% Emirates Global Aluminium, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC [10]
IndiaVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, re-named to Pioneer Aluminum Industries Limited in 2007 17°35′34″N82°45′8″E / 17.59278°N 82.75222°E / 17.59278; 82.75222 (AAL G.Koduru, Makavarapalem) 1500Penna Group (68%), Rescom Group through its investment arm KCap Holdings (26%) and others, since 2021.
IndiaBelgaum, Karnataka390 Indal, Hindalco [5] (United Nations 2000)
IndiaNALCO, Damanjodi, Odisha 18°46′26″N82°53′37″E / 18.77389°N 82.89361°E / 18.77389; 82.89361 (Nalco Damanjodi Alumina Refinery) 2,275 NALCO [5] (United Nations 2000)
IndiaGujarat Alumina Project [5]
IndiaKorba Alumina, Chhattisgarh 22°23′39″N82°43′53″E / 22.39417°N 82.73139°E / 22.39417; 82.73139 (Balco Korba Aluminium Complex) 205 Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, Sterlite Industries [5] (United Nations 2000)
IndiaVedanta Alumina, Lanjigarh, Odisha 19°42′24″N83°22′00″E / 19.70667°N 83.36667°E / 19.70667; 83.36667 (Vedanta Alumina Lanjigarh) 1000 (to be 1400 in 2011) Vedanta Resources
IndiaMettur Alumina, Tamil Nadu 11°48′32″N77°49′44″E / 11.80889°N 77.82889°E / 11.80889; 77.82889 100 Malco, Sterlite Industries [5] (United Nations 2000)
IndiaMuri Alumina120 Indal, Hindalco [5] (United Nations 2000)
IndiaRenukoot Alumina, Uttar Pradesh700 Hindalco [5] (United Nations 2000)
IndiaUtkal Alumina International Limited, Doraguda, Rayagada, Odisha 19°11′23″N83°1′43″E / 19.18972°N 83.02861°E / 19.18972; 83.02861 (Utkal Alumina Refinery) 1500 Hindalco [5]
IranJajarm
IrelandAughinish 52°37′35″N9°3′53″W / 52.62639°N 9.06472°W / 52.62639; -9.06472 (Aughinish alumina refinery) 1,900 United Company of Rusal 100% [11] (Rusal 2007)
ItalyEurallumina 39°12′26″N8°23′50″E / 39.20722°N 8.39722°E / 39.20722; 8.39722 (Euralumina alumina refinery) 0 - closed 2009 United Company of Rusal 100% [12] (Rusal 2007)
JamaicaClarendon1,40050% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, 50% Jamaican Government [3]
JamaicaEwarton Alumina675Jamaican Government, United Company of Rusal [5]
Jamaica Nain St. Elizabeth (Alpart) 1,70065% United Company of Rusal, 35% Hydro Aluminium [5]
JamaicaKirkvine Alumina625Jamaican Government, United Company of Rusal
JapanEhime0100% Sumitomo Chemical [5]
JapanSAL Yokohama Alumina0100% Showa Denko KK [5]
JapanShimizu Alumina0100% Nippon Light Metal [5] (United Nations 2000)
KazakhstanPavlodar Alumina1,540100% Alkaz [5] (United Nations 2000)
MontenegroPodgorica Alumina0 Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, CAV [5] (United Nations 2000)
RomaniaOradea400shut down in 2002
RomaniaTulcea600, stopped production June 2022 [13] 100% Alro SA, Slatina [5]
Russia Achinsk Alumina Refinery 1,100100% United Company of Rusal [1]
RussiaBauxitogorsk186100% United Company of Rusal [1]
RussiaBogoslovsk 59°46′42″N60°10′12″E / 59.77833°N 60.17000°E / 59.77833; 60.17000 (Bogoslovsk alumina refinery) 1100100% United Company of Rusal [1]
RussiaKomi Aluminium Project, Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic1,400 (Under Construction) United Company of Rusal [14]
RussiaUral Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region 56°22′17″N61°58′14″E / 56.37139°N 61.97056°E / 56.37139; 61.97056 (Ural Aluminium Smelter) 750 United Company of Rusal [14] (United Nations 2000)
Russia Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region268100% United Company of Rusal [14] (United Nations 2000)
RussiaVolkhov Alumina400100% North-West Aluminium [5] (United Nations 2000)
Saudi ArabiaMa'aden1,80025.1% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
SpainSan Ciprian43º41'56"N 7º27'50W1,530100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
SlovakiaSlovalco0 - since at least 2010 only aluminum, not alumina, produced by the company100% Zavod SNP [5] (United Nations 2000)
SloveniaTalum Alumina0 - since at least 2010 only aluminum, not alumina, produced by the company100% Eti Holding S.A. [5]
SurinameParanam 5°35′35.91″N55°6′11.11″W / 5.5933083°N 55.1030861°W / 5.5933083; -55.1030861 (Paranam alumina refinery) 0100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
TurkeySeydisehir Alumina200100% Eti Holding S.A. [5] (United Nations 2000)
UkraineZaporizhzhia Aluminium Combine, Zaporizhzhia City 47°53′27″N35°12′14″E / 47.89083°N 35.20389°E / 47.89083; 35.20389 (Zaporizhzhia Aluminium Combine refinery) 270 United Company of Rusal [14]
Ukraine Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery 1421100% United Company of Rusal [1]
United Arab Emirates Al-Taweelah Alumina Refinery 24°47′33″N54°42′28″E / 24.79250°N 54.70778°E / 24.79250; 54.70778 (Al-Taweelah Alumina Refinery) 2,000100% Emirates Global Aluminium [15]
United Kingdom Burntisland 120 (closed 2002)100% Rio Tinto [5] (United Nations 2000)
USAGramercy, Louisiana 30°2′19.5″N90°49′47.6″W / 30.038750°N 90.829889°W / 30.038750; -90.829889 (Noranda Alumina refinery) 1,215 (close to 50% specialty alumina)New Day Aluminum [16]
US Virgin IslandsSt Croix600 (closed since 2000)100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (Plunkert 1997) [17]
USABurnside, Louisiana 30°8′17″N90°55′23″W / 30.13806°N 90.92306°W / 30.13806; -90.92306 (Almatis Burnside alumina refinery) 560 (closed 2020) [18] 100% Almatis
USACorpus Christi 27°53′0″N97°15′32″W / 27.88333°N 97.25889°W / 27.88333; -97.25889 (Sherwin Corpus Christi alumina refinery) 1,610 (closed 2016) Sherwin Alumina Company, [19] wholly owned by Glencore [20]
USAPoint Comfort, Texas 28°39′3″N96°33′45″W / 28.65083°N 96.56250°W / 28.65083; -96.56250 (Point Comfort alumina refinery) 2,330 (idled 2016, closed 2020)100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3]
VenezuelaBauxilum2,000Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana [21]
VenezuelaVenalum0Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana
VietnamLam Dong Project0 Pechiney, CAV [5]
VietnamTan Rai Alumina Project0 [5]

Specialty alumina plants

CountryLocationTotal Annual Capacity (kt)Ownership
CanadaBrockville, Ontario20100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006)
CanadaSaguenay, Quebec180100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006)
ChinaZhengzhou Institute20100% Chinalco [8]
FranceBeyrede28100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006)
FranceGardanne650100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006), specialty alumina only since 2007
FranceLa Bathie31100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006)
GermanyMartinswerk Alumina100% Albemarle Corporation [5] |-
GermanyTeutschenthal28100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006)
GermanySchwandorf265Nabaltec AG since 1994 [22]
HungaryAjka100% Silkem Hungary, specialty alumina only since 2013
Hungary MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina 75GPS Kft., [23] specialty alumina only since 2002
IndiaHindalco, Belgaum Alumina Refinery138100% Hindalco
Russia Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery 100% United Company of Rusal [1]
USABaton Rouge, Louisianaspecialty alumina only [24] 100% Honeywell [25]
USAGregory, Texas (closed 2016)300 Sherwin Alumina Company [26]
KoreaMopko180 South Korea General Chemical Corporation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alumina Division". Rusal. Archived from the original on 2006-12-03. Retrieved 2007-03-14.(in English)
  2. ↑ "Rio Tinto - Alumina, aluminium and bauxite - Key data". Rio Tinto. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-14.(in English)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Alumina Limited:: The AWAC Business". Alumina Limited. Archived from the original on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-03-14.(in English)
  4. ↑ "South32 - Worsley Alumina". Worsley Alumina.(in English)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Alumina Refineries - AME Mineral Economics". AME Research. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2007-03-15.(in English)
  6. ↑ "Alunorte". Norsk Hydro. Retrieved 2020-06-10.(in English)
  7. ↑ "Companhia Vale do Rio Doce". Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. Archived from the original on 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2007-03-15.(in English)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "ALUMINUM CORPORATION OF CHINA LIMITED Form 20-F". SEC. 22 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Dadco Alumina". Dadco. Retrieved 2021-06-14.(in English)
  10. ↑ "SANGAREDI REFINERY PROJECT BRIEFING PAPER". BHP Billiton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-30.(in English)
  11. ↑ "RUSAL - Aughinish Alumina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  12. ↑ "RUSAL - Euralumina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  13. ↑ "Alumina producer stops production in Romania amid high cost of energy". 30 June 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Operating Locations". SUAL Group. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-03-15.(in English)
  15. ↑ "EGA's Operations Al Taweela". Emirates Global Aluminium. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  16. ↑ "New Day to add new alumina line at Gramercy | American Metal Market | Fastmarkets AMM".
  17. ↑ "Untitled". Brownfields Recovery Corp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-16.(in English)
  18. ↑ "Hundreds of laid-off workers from shuttered Burnside plant say they're still owed benefits". 4 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Sherwin Alumina Company". Sherwin Alumina Company. Retrieved 2007-03-16.(in English)
  20. ↑ "Sherwin Alumina to close Gregory plant". Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  21. ↑ "CVG-Bauxilum". CVG-Bauxilum. Retrieved 2007-03-16.(in English)
  22. ↑ "Investor Relations". nabaltec.de. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  23. ↑ "Felfalták mára a baloldal vezetőjét a Motim kishalai".
  24. ↑ "Stallworth, Honeywell UOP Baton Rouge plan for major investment - BIC Magazine". 4 November 2013.
  25. ↑ "Honeywell - Baton Rouge UOP - Plant Manager Message - UOP BatonRouge".
  26. ↑ Sherwin Alumina closes Gregory plant

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