List of alumina refineries

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 Gladstone, Queensland 23°52′1″S 151°17′25″E 3,954 80 % (Rio Tinto Alcan) 20% Rusal[1]
Australia Yarwun, Queensland 23°49′36″S 151°9′13″E 3,400 100% Rio Tinto Alcan[2]
Australia Kwinana, Western Australia 32°11′40″S 115°46′38″E 2,150 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals[3]
Australia Pinjarra, Western Australia 32°38′40″S 115°56′58″E 4,200 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals[3]
Australia Wagerup, Western Australia 32°55′2″S 115°54′50″E 2,400 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals[3]
Australia Worsley Alumina, Worsley, Western Australia 33°13′57″S 116°4′6″E 4,600 86% South32, 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina[4]
Azerbaijan Gyandzha Alumina 40°41′29″N 46°24′38″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″N 19°6′46″E 600 Energoinvest Alumina (United Nations 2000)[5]
Bosnia Herzegovina Mostar Alumina 43°16′30″N 17°49′14″E Energoinvest Alumina[5]
Brazil Alumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao 2°42′32″S 44°20′49″W 3,500 19% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 35% Alcoa, 36% South32, 10% Rio Tinto Alcan[3]
Brazil Pocos De Caldas, Alcominas 21°50′30″S 46°35′24″W 390 100% Alcoa[5]
Brazil Belem, Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará 1°32′43″S 48°44′4″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″S 47°15′59″W 940 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio[5]
Brazil Alumina Rondon 4°46′40″S 48°04′02″W 3,000 in 2019 100% Cia Brasileira de Aluminio[5]
Brazil Ouro Preto 20°24′00″S 43°31′19″W 150 66.67% Hindustan Aluminium, 33.33% Novelis
Canada Saguenay, Quebec 48°25′37″N 71°9′44″W 1,400 100% Rio Tinto Alcan (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″N 107°29′43″E 2,210 100% Chinalco[8]
China Chalco Shandong 2,270 100% Chinalco[8]
China Shanxi New Material Alumina 35°39′24″N 110°40′25″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″N 111°14′18″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″N 112°4′20″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″N 113°27′2″E 3,050 100% Chinalco[8]
China Zunyi Aluminum 1,000 100% Chinalco[8]
Germany Stade Alumina 650 Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG[5] (United Nations 2000)
Greece Distomon Alumina 830 100% Mytilineos Holdings through Rio Tinto Alcan through Pechiney
Guinea Friguia 755 100% Alumina Company of Guinea[1]
Guinea Sangaredi - currently in Feasibility Study 11°5′26″N 13°59′38″W 0 33% Global Alumina, 33% BHP Billiton, 25% Dubai Aluminium Company Limited, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC[9]
India Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 17°35′34″N 82°45′8″E 1500 Anrak Aluminium Ltd,
India Belgaum, Karnataka 390 Indal, Hindalco[5] (United Nations 2000)
India NALCO,Damanjodi,Odisha 18°46′26″N 82°53′37″E 2,275 NALCO[5] (United Nations 2000)
India Gujarat Alumina Project [5]
India Korba Alumina, Chhattisgarh 22°23′39″N 82°43′53″E 205 BALCO, Sterlite Industries[5] (United Nations 2000)
India Vedanta Alumina,Lanjigarh,Odisha 19°42′24″N 83°22′00″E 1000 (to be 1400 in 2011) Vedanta Resources
India Mettur Alumina, Tamil Nadu 11°48′32″N 77°49′44″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″N 83°1′43″E 1500 Hindalco[5]
Iran Jajarm
Ireland Aughinish 52°37′35″N 9°3′53″W 1,900 United Company of Rusal 100%[10] (Rusal 2007)
Italy Eurallumina 39°12′26″N 8°23′50″E 0 - closed 2009 United Company of Rusal 100%[11] (Rusal 2007)
Jamaica Clarendon 1,400 50% Alcoa World Alumina and 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 600 100% 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″N 60°10′12″E 1100 100% United Company of Rusal[1]
Russia Komi Aluminium Project, Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic 1,400 (Under Construction) United Company of Rusal[12]
Russia Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region 56°22′17″N 61°58′14″E 750 United Company of Rusal[12] (United Nations 2000)
Russia Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region 268 100% United Company of Rusal[12] (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 and Chemicals[3]
Spain San Ciprian 43º41'56"N 7º27'50W 1,530 100% Alcoa World Alumina and 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″N 55°6′11.11″W 0 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals[3]
Turkey Seydisehir Alumina 200 100% Eti Holding S.A.[5] (United Nations 2000)
Ukraine Zaporozhye Aluminium Combine, Zaporozhye City 47°53′27″N 35°12′14″E 270 United Company of Rusal[12]
Ukraine Nikolaev Alumina Refinery 1421 100% United Company of Rusal[1]
United Arab Emirates Al-Taweelah Alumina Refinery 24°47′33″N 54°42′28″E 2,000 100% Emirates Global Aluminium[13]
United Kingdom Burntisland 120 (closed 2002) 100% Rio Tinto Alcan[5] (United Nations 2000)
USA Gramercy, Louisiana 30°2′19.5″N 90°49′47.6″W 1,215 (close to 50% specialty alumina) New Day Aluminum[14]
US Virgin Islands St. Croix 600 (closed since 2000) 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (Plunkert 1997)[15]
USA Burnside, Louisiana 30°8′17″N 90°55′23″W 560 (closed 2020)[16] 100% Almatis
USA Corpus Christi 27°53′0″N 97°15′32″W 1,610 (closed 2016) Sherwin Alumina Company,[17] wholly owned by Glencore[18]
USA Point Comfort, Texas 28°39′3″N 96°33′45″W 2,330 (idled 2016, closed 2020) 100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals[3]
Venezuela Bauxilum 2,000 Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana[19]
Venezuela Venalum 0 Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana
Vietnam Lam Dong Project 0 Pechiney, CAV[5]
Vietnam Tan Rai Alumina Project 0 [5]


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[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)
Hungary Ajka 100% MAL Zrt., only specialty alumina since 2013
Hungary MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina 75 United Company of Rusal, only specialty alumina 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[20] 100% Honeywell[21]
USA Gregory, Texas (closed 2016) 300 Sherwin Alumina Company[22]
Korea Mopko 180 South Korea General Chemical Corporation

See also

References
  1. "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. "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. "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. "ALUMINUM CORPORATION OF CHINA LIMITED Form 20-F". SEC. 22 April 2020.
  9. "SANGAREDI REFINERY PROJECT BRIEFING PAPER". BHP Billiton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-30.(in English)
  10. "RUSAL - Aughinish Alumina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  11. "RUSAL - Euralumina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  12. "Operating Locations". SUAL Group. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-03-15. (in English)
  13. "EGA's Operations Al Taweela". Emirates Global Aluminium. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  14. https://www.amm.com/Article/3827217/Nonferrous/New-Day-to-add-new-alumina-line-at-Gramercy.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "Untitled". Brownfields Recovery Corp. Retrieved 2007-03-16. (in English)
  16. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_5830cb98-f90f-11ea-bbf5-073da72e57be.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. "Sherwin Alumina Company". Sherwin Alumina Company. Retrieved 2007-03-16. (in English)
  18. Sherwin Alumina to close Gregory plant
  19. "CVG-Bauxilum". CVG-Bauxilum. Retrieved 2007-03-16. (in English)
  20. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Xgw7x62Dum4J:https://www.bicmagazine.com/stallworth-honeywell-uop-baton-rouge-plan-for-major-investment/+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-b-d. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. "Honeywell - Baton Rouge UOP - Plant Manager Message - UOP BatonRouge".
  22. Sherwin Alumina closes Gregory plant

Sources
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  • Platt's Metal Week, 27 October 1997, p. 6
  • Plunkert, P (1997). Bauxite and Alumina, United States Geological Survey
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  • United Nations, (2000). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: Recent and Planned Changes in Production Capacity for Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium
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