List of countries by aluminium oxide production

Summary

Aluminium oxide is an amphoteric oxide of aluminium with the chemical formula Al2O3. It is also commonly referred to as alumina or aloxite[1] in the mining, ceramic and materials science communities. It is produced by the Bayer process from bauxite. Its most significant use is in the production of aluminium metal, although it is also used as an abrasive due to its hardness and as a refractory material due to its high melting point.[2]

Alumina output in 2005.

Table edit

This is a list of countries by aluminium oxide in 2006 mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in June 2008. This ranking then underwent some subsequent changes by 2018. [3]

* indicates "Natural resources of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Aluminium oxide production (tonnes)
Country (or area) Production
 World 72,200,000
  Australia 18,312,000
  China * 13,696,000
  Brazil * 6,720,200
  United States 5,012,000
  Jamaica 4,099,548
  Russia * 3,265,250
  India * 3,080,000
  Suriname 2,151,148
  Venezuela * 1,920,000
  Saudi Arabia 1,800,000
  Ukraine * 1,671,620
  Kazakhstan * 1,514,509
  Canada * 1,476,959
  Spain 1,400,000
  Italy * 1,090,000
  Germany 830,000
  Japan * 780,000
  Romania * 621,973
  Guinea * 555,000
  Greece 510,000
  France 500,000
  Azerbaijan * 352,665
  Hungary * 300,000
  Montenegro 236,740
  Turkey * 140,089
  Iran * 130,000

References edit

  1. ^ "Aloxite" Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, ChemIndustry.com database, retrieved 24 February 2007
  2. ^ "Alumina (Aluminium Oxide) – The Different Types of Commercially Available Grades". The A to Z of Materials. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  3. ^ "🌐 World's Largest Alumina Producing Countries 🏭 in 2018". AssetCharts.com. January 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

External links edit

  • British Geological Survey complete list