This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. The list is incomplete and missing some data.
Smelter-grade alumina refineries Country Location CoordinatesTotal Annual Capacity (kt) Ownership AustraliaNhulunbuy, Northern Territory 3,500, closed in 2014 Rio Tinto Alcan AustraliaGladstone, Queensland 3,954 80% Rio Tinto Alcan 20% Rusal Australia Yarwun, Queensland 3,400 100% Rio Tinto Australia Kwinana, Western Australia 2,150 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals Australia Pinjarra, Western Australia 4,200 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals Australia Wagerup, Western Australia 2,400 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals Australia Worsley Alumina, Worsley, Western Australia 4,600 86% South32, 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina Azerbaijan Gyandzha Alumina peak of 410 in 1988, closed as of 1997 due to energy issues Azeralyuminii (Levine, 1996);DET.Al Holding Bosnia Herzegovina Birac 600 Energoinvest Alumina (United Nations 2000) Bosnia Herzegovina Mostar Alumina Energoinvest Alumina Brazil Alumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao 3,500 19% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, 35% Alcoa, 36% South32, 10% Rio Tinto Brazil Pocos De Caldas, Alcominas 390 100% Alcoa Brazil Belem, Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará 6,300 86.0% Norsk Hydro, 3.6% CBA, 1.2% Japan Alunorte Investment, 0.1% Mitsubishi Corp., 0.2% Mitsui & Co, 3.8% NAAC (Hydro Aluminium 2004) Brazil Alumínio 940 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio Brazil Alumina Rondon 3,000 in 2019 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio Brazil Ouro Preto 150 66.67% Hindustan Aluminium, 33.33% Novelis Canada Saguenay, Quebec 1,400 100% Rio Tinto (Alcan 2006) China Chalco Mining 2,410 100% Chinalco China Chongqing branch 800 100% Chinalco China Guizhou Huajin 1,600 100% Chinalco China Guangxi Pingguo branch 2,210 100% Chinalco China Chalco Shandong 2,270 100% Chinalco China Shanxi New Material Alumina 2,600 100% Chinalco China Shanxi Huaxing 2,000 100% Chinalco China Xinghua Technology 900 100% Chinalco China Dingtai Tuoyuan 150 China East Hope (Sanmenxia) 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 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 3,050 100% Chinalco China Zunyi Aluminum 1,000 100% Chinalco Germany Stade Alumina > 1,000 Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG Greece Distomon Alumina 830 100% Mytilineos Holdings through Rio Tinto through Pechiney Guinea Friguia 755 100% Alumina Company of Guinea Guinea Sangaredi - currently in Feasibility Study 0 33% Global Alumina, 33% BHP, 25% Emirates Global Aluminium, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC India Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, re-named to Pioneer Aluminum Industries Limited in 2007 1500Penna Group (68%), Rescom Group through its investment arm KCap Holdings (26%) and others, since 2021. India Belgaum, Karnataka 390 Indal, Hindalco (United Nations 2000) India NALCO, Damanjodi, Odisha 2,275 NALCO (United Nations 2000) India Gujarat Alumina Project India Korba Alumina, Chhattisgarh 205 Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, Sterlite Industries (United Nations 2000) India Vedanta Alumina, Lanjigarh, Odisha 1000 (to be 1400 in 2011) Vedanta Resources India Mettur Alumina, Tamil Nadu 100 Malco, Sterlite Industries (United Nations 2000) India Muri Alumina 120 Indal, Hindalco (United Nations 2000) India Renukoot Alumina, Uttar Pradesh 700 Hindalco (United Nations 2000) India Utkal Alumina International Limited, Doraguda, Rayagada, Odisha 1500 HindalcoIranJajarm Ireland Aughinish Alumina Ltd. 1,900 United Company of Rusal 100% (Rusal 2007) Italy Eurallumina 0 - closed 2009United Company of Rusal 100% (Rusal 2007) Jamaica Clarendon 1,400 50% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, 50% Jamaican Government Jamaica Ewarton Alumina 675 Jamaican Government, United Company of Rusal Jamaica Nain St. Elizabeth (Alpart) 1,700 65% United Company of Rusal, 35% Hydro Aluminium Jamaica Kirkvine Alumina 625 Jamaican Government, United Company of Rusal Japan Ehime 0 100% Sumitomo Chemical Japan SAL Yokohama Alumina 0 100% Showa Denko KK Japan Shimizu Alumina 0 100% Nippon Light Metal (United Nations 2000) Kazakhstan Pavlodar Alumina 1,540 100% Alkaz (United Nations 2000) Montenegro Podgorica Alumina 0 Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, CAV (United Nations 2000) Romania Oradea 400 shut down in 2002 Romania Tulcea 600, stopped production June 2022 100% Alro SA, Slatina Russia Achinsk Alumina Refinery 1,100 100% United Company of Rusal Russia Bauxitogorsk 186 100% United Company of Rusal Russia Bogoslovsk 1100 100% United Company of Rusal Russia Komi Aluminium Project, Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic 1,400 (Under Construction) United Company of Rusal Russia Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region 750 United Company of Rusal (United Nations 2000) Russia Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region 268 100% United Company of Rusal (United Nations 2000) Russia Volkhov Alumina 400 100% North-West Aluminium (United Nations 2000) Saudi Arabia Ras Al-Khair 1,800 100% Ma'aden Spain San Ciprian43º41'56"N 7º27'50W 1,530 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals Slovakia Slovalco 0 - since at least 2010 only aluminum, not alumina, produced by the company 100% Zavod SNP (United Nations 2000) Slovenia Talum Alumina 0 - since at least 2010 only aluminum, not alumina, produced by the company 100% Eti Holding S.A. Suriname Paranam 0 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals Turkey Seydisehir Alumina 200 100% Eti Holding S.A. (United Nations 2000) Ukraine Zaporizhzhia Aluminium Combine, Zaporizhzhia City 270 United Company of Rusal Ukraine Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery 1421 100% United Company of Rusal United Arab Emirates Al-Taweelah Alumina Refinery 2,000 100% Emirates Global Aluminium United Kingdom Burntisland 120 (closed 2002) 100% Rio Tinto (United Nations 2000) USA Gramercy, Louisiana 1,215 (close to 50% specialty alumina) New Day Aluminum US Virgin Islands St Croix 600 (closed since 2000) 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (Plunkert 1997) USA Burnside, Louisiana 560 (closed 2020) 100% Almatis USA Corpus Christi 1,610 (closed 2016) Sherwin Alumina Company, wholly owned by Glencore USA Point Comfort, Texas 2,330 (idled 2016, closed 2020) 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals Venezuela Bauxilum 2,000 Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana Venezuela Venalum 0 Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana Vietnam Lam Dong Project 0 Pechiney, CAV Vietnam Tan Rai Alumina Project 0
Specialty alumina plants Country Location Total Annual Capacity (kt) Ownership 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 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 - Germany Teutschenthal 28 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (Alcan 2006)GermanySchwandorf265Nabaltec AG since 1994 Hungary Ajka 100% Silkem Hungary, specialty alumina only since 2013 Hungary MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina 75 GPS Kft., specialty alumina only since 2002 India Hindalco, Belgaum Alumina Refinery 138 100% Hindalco Russia Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery 100% United Company of Rusal USA Baton Rouge, Louisiana specialty alumina only 100% Honeywell USA Gregory, Texas (closed 2016) 300 Sherwin Alumina CompanySherwin Alumina closes Gregory plantKoreaMopko 180South Korea General Chemical Corporation
See also List of aluminium smelters
References
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