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.

[edit] Smelter-grade alumina refineries

Country	Location	Total Annual Capacity (kt)	Ownership
Australia	Gove, Northern Territory	2,100	100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Australia	Gladstone, Queensland	3,950	100% Queensland Alumina Limited ^[1]
Australia	Yarwun, Queensland	1,400	100% Comalco^[2]
Australia	Kwinana	2,000	100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals ^[3]
Australia	Pinjarra, Western Australia	4,100	100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals ^[3]
Australia	Wagerup, Western Australia	2,600	100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals ^[3]
Australia	Worsley, Western Australia	3,100	86% BHP Billiton, 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina ^[4]
Azerbaijan	Gyandzha Alumina	peak of 410 in 1988, closed as of 1997 due to energy issues	Azeralyuminii ^[5] (Levine, 1996)
Bosnia Herzegovina	Birac	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		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	1000	100% Chinalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
China	Guizhou Alumina	500	100% Chinalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
China	Pingguo Alumina	660	100% Chinalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
China	Shandong Alumina	650	100% Chinalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
China	Shanxi Alumina	1,200	100% Chinalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
France	Gardanne	200	100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Germany	Martinswerk Alumina		100% Albemarle Corporation ^[5]
Germany	Stade Alumina	670	Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Greece	Distomon Alumina	640	100% Alcan through Pechiney ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Guinea	Friguia	780	100% Alumina Company of Guinea ^[1]
Hungary	Ajka	300	100% Hungalu ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Hungary	Aloxid Alumina		100% Hungalu, ^[5]
Hungary	Aughinish Alumina		Glencore ^[5]
Hungary	MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina	75	Glencore ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Belgaum	510	Indal, Hindalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Damanjodi	1,580	Nalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Gujarat Alumina Project		^[5]
India	Korba Alumina	200	BALCO, Sterlite Industries ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Mettur Alumina	60	Malco, Sterlite Industries ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Muri Alumina	100	Indal, Hindalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Renukoot Alumina	450	Hindalco ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
India	Utkal Alumina Project		Norsk Hydro, Alcan, Indal, Hindalco ^[5]
Iran	Jajarm Alumina	50	100% Iralco, ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Ireland	Aloxid	1,100	100% Hungalu, ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Italy	Eurallumina	970 30	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	215	100% Nippon Light Metals, ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Kazakhstan	Pavlodar Alumina	1,100	100% Alkaz, ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Romania	Oradea		100% Russky Alyuminy, ^[5]
Romania	Tulcea Alumina	400	100% Balli Group, ^[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 ^[7]
Russia	Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region	500	SUAL Group, ^[7], (United Nations 2000)
Russia	Nikolaev Alumina Refinery	1,300	100% Rusal ^[1]
Russia	Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region	260	100% SUAL Group ^[7], (United Nations 2000)
Russia	Volkhov Alumina	40	100% North-West Aluminium ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Spain	San Ciprian	1,300	55% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 45% BHP Billiton ^[3]
Slovenia	Ziar Alumina	65	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	200	100% Eti Holding S.A. ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
Ukraine	Zaporozhye Aluminium Combine, Zaporozhye City		SUAL Group, ^[7]
Ukraine	Mykolaiv Alumina		Ukrainian Aluminium, Russky Alyuminy ^[5]
Ukraine	Zaporozhsky Alumina		Ukraine Government ^[5]
United Kingdom	Burntisland	120	100% Alcan, ^[5], (United Nations 2000)
US Virgin Islands	St. Croix	600 (closed since 2000)	100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (Plunkert 1997), ^[8]
USA	Burnside	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 ^[9] ^[10]
USA	Point Comfort, Texas	2,300	100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals ^[3]
USA	Sherwin	1,400	Sherwin Alumina Company ^[11]
Venezuela	Bauxilum	2,000	Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana ^[12]
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)

[edit] 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 ^[11]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Alumina Division", Rusal. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. (English)
^ "Rio Tinto - Alumina, aluminium and bauxite - Key data", Rio Tinto. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. (English)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Alumina Limited:: The AWAC Business", Alumina Limited. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. (English)
^ "Worsley: About Us: Welcome", Worsley Alumina. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. (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 ^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 on 2007-03-15. (English)
^ "Companhia Vale do Rio Doce", Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. (English)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Operating Locations", SUAL Group. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. (English)
^ "Untitled", Brownfields Recovery Corp.. Retrieved on 2007-03-16. (English)
^ "Falconbridge : Our Business : Aluminum : Gramercy Alumina Refinery", Falconbridge. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. (English)
^ "Glencore - Aluminium, Alumina and Bauxite", Glencore. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. (English)
^ ^a ^b "Sherwin Alumina Company", Sherwin Alumina Company. Retrieved on 2007-03-16. (English)
^ "CVG-Bauxilum", CVG-Bauxilum. Retrieved on 2007-03-16. (English)

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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