This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. The list is incomplete and missing some data.
Country | Location | Coordinates | Total Annual Capacity (kt) | Ownership |
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Australia | Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory | 12°10′57″S136°46′55″E / 12.18250°S 136.78194°E | 3,500, closed in 2014 | Rio Tinto Alcan |
Australia | Gladstone, Queensland | 23°52′1″S151°17′25″E / 23.86694°S 151.29028°E | 3,954 | 80% Rio Tinto Alcan 20% Rusal [1] |
Australia | Yarwun, Queensland | 23°49′36″S151°9′13″E / 23.82667°S 151.15361°E | 3,400 | 100% Rio Tinto [2] |
Australia | Kwinana, Western Australia | 32°11′40″S115°46′38″E / 32.19444°S 115.77722°E | 2,150 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3] |
Australia | Pinjarra, Western Australia | 32°38′40″S115°56′58″E / 32.64444°S 115.94944°E | 4,200 | 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3] |
Australia | Wagerup, Western Australia | 32°55′2″S115°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″S116°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″N46°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″N19°6′46″E / 44.41944°N 19.11278°E | 600 | Energoinvest Alumina (United Nations 2000) [5] |
Bosnia Herzegovina | Mostar Alumina | 43°16′30″N17°49′14″E / 43.27500°N 17.82056°E | Energoinvest Alumina [5] | |
Brazil | Alumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao | 2°42′32″S44°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″S46°35′24″W / 21.84167°S 46.59000°W | 390 | 100% Alcoa [5] |
Brazil | Belem, Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará | 1°32′43″S48°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″S47°15′59″W / 23.53139°S 47.26639°W | 940 | 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio [5] |
Brazil | Alumina Rondon | 4°46′40″S48°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″S43°31′19″W / 20.40000°S 43.52194°W | 150 | 66.67% Hindustan Aluminium, 33.33% Novelis |
Canada | Saguenay, Quebec | 48°25′37″N71°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″N107°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″N110°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″N111°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″N112°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″N113°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″N13°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″N82°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″N82°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″N82°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″N83°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″N77°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″N83°1′43″E / 19.18972°N 83.02861°E | 1500 | Hindalco [5] |
Iran | Jajarm | |||
Ireland | Aughinish | 52°37′35″N9°3′53″W / 52.62639°N 9.06472°W | 1,900 | United Company of Rusal 100% [11] (Rusal 2007) |
Italy | Eurallumina | 39°12′26″N8°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″N60°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″N61°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″N55°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″N35°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″N54°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″N90°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″N90°55′23″W / 30.13806°N 90.92306°W | 560 (closed 2020) [18] | 100% Almatis |
USA | Corpus Christi | 27°53′0″N97°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″N96°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] |
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 |
The economy of Guinea is dependent largely on agriculture and other rural activities. Guinea is richly endowed with good minerals, possessing an estimated quarter of the world's proven reserves of bauxite, more than 1.8 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore, significant diamond and gold deposits, and undetermined quantities of uranium. In 2021, Guinea was the world's biggest exporter of Aluminium Ore 2021 trade surplus was $4.3B.
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