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
Gove, Northern Territory
12°11′17″S 136°41′11″E / -12.18806 , 136.68639 (Alcan Gove alumina refinery )
2,100
100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Australia
Gladstone, Queensland
23°52′1″S 151°17′25″E / -23.86694 , 151.29028 (QAL alumina refinery )
3,950
100% Queensland Alumina Limited [1]
Australia
Yarwun, Queensland
23°49′36″S 151°9′13″E / -23.82667 , 151.15361 (Rio Tinto Yarwun alumina refinery )
1,400
100% Comalco[2]
Australia
Kwinana
32°11′40″S 115°46′38″E / -32.19444 , 115.77722 (Alcoa Kwinana alumina refinery )
2,000
100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
Australia
Pinjarra, Western Australia
32°38′40″S 115°56′58″E / -32.64444 , 115.94944 (Alcoa Pinjarra alumina refinery )
4,100
100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
Australia
Wagerup, Western Australia
32°55′2″S 115°54′50″E / -32.91722 , 115.91389 (Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery )
2,600
100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
Australia
Worsley, Western Australia
33°13′39″S 115°4′44″E / -33.2275 , 115.07889 (Alcoa Kwinana alumina refinery )
3,500
86% BHP Billiton , 10% Japan Alumina Associates, 4% Sojitz Alumina [4]
Azerbaijan
Gyandzha Alumina
peak of 0,410 in 1988, closed as of 1997 due to energy issues
Azeralyuminii [5] (Levine, 1996)
Bosnia Herzegovina
Birac
0,600
Energoinvest Alumina, (United Nations 2000), [5]
Bosnia Herzegovina
Mostar Alumina
43°16′30″N 17°49′14″E / 43.275 , 17.82056 (Mostar alumina refinery )
Energoinvest Alumina [5]
Brazil
Alumar, Sao Luis, Maranhao
2°42′32″S 44°20′49″W / -2.70889 , -44.34694 (Alumar alumina refinery )
3,500
18.9% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 35.1% Alcoa, 36% BHP Billiton , 10% Alcan [3]
Brazil
Alcominas
0,400
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, Camargo Correa S.A. [5]
Brazil
Alunorte, Barcarena, Pará
1°32′43″S 48°44′4″W / -1.54528 , -48.73444 (Alunorte alumina refinery )
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
1,000
100% Chinalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
China
Guizhou Alumina
0,500
100% Chinalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
China
Pingguo Alumina
0,660
100% Chinalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
China
Shandong Alumina
0,650
100% Chinalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
China
Shanxi Alumina
1,200
100% Chinalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
France
Gardanne
0,200
100% Alcan (Alcan 2006)
Germany
Martinswerk Alumina
100% Albemarle Corporation [5]
Germany
Stade Alumina
0,670
Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Greece
Distomon Alumina
0,640
100% Alcan through Pechiney [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Guinea
Friguia
0,780
100% Alumina Company of Guinea [1]
Guinea
Sangaredi - currently in Feasibility Study
11°5′26″N 13°59′38″W / 11.09056 , -13.99389
3,310
33% Global Alumina, 33% BHP Billiton , 25% Dubai Aluminium Company Limited, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC [7]
Hungary
Ajka
0,300
100% Hungalu [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Hungary
Aloxid Alumina
100% Hungalu, [5]
Hungary
MOTIM-Magyarovar Alumina
0,75
Glencore [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Belgaum, Karnataka
0,510
Indal, Hindalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Damanjodi, Orissa
18°46′26″N 82°53′37″E / 18.77389 , 82.89361 (Nalco Damanjodi Alumina Refinery )
1,580
Nalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Gujarat Alumina Project
[5]
India
Korba Alumina, Chhattisgarh
22°23′39″N 82°43′53″E / 22.39417 , 82.73139 (Balco Korba Aluminium Complex )
0,200
BALCO, Sterlite Industries [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Vedanta Alumina, Lanjigarh, Orissa
19°42′24″N 83°22′00″E / 19.70667 , 83.366667 (Vedanta Alumina Lanjigarh )
Vedanta Resources
India
Mettur Alumina, Tamil Nadu
0,600
Malco, Sterlite Industries [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Muri Alumina
0,100
Indal, Hindalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Renukoot Alumina, Uttar Pradesh
0,450
Hindalco [5] , (United Nations 2000)
India
Utkal Alumina Project, Kashipur, Orissa
19°11′23″N 83°1′43″E / 19.18972 , 83.02861 (Utkal Alumina Refinery )
Hindalco [5]
Iran
Jajarm Alumina
280
100% Iran Alumia co, [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Ireland
Aughinish
52°37′35″N 9°3′53″W / 52.62639 , -9.06472 (Aughinish alumina refinery )
1,800
Rusal 100%[8] , (Rusal 2007)
Italy
Eurallumina
39°12′26″N 8°23′50″E / 39.20722 , 8.39722 (Euralumina alumina refinery )
1,100
Rusal 100%[9] , (Rusal 2007)
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
0,215
100% Nippon Light Metals, [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Alumina
1,100
100% Alkaz, [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Romania
Oradea
0,400
100% Russky Alyuminy, [5]
Romania
Tulcea Alumina
0,500
100% Alro Slatina, [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 [10]
Russia
Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region
0,500
SUAL Group, [10] , (United Nations 2000)
Russia
Nikolaev Alumina Refinery
1,300
100% Rusal [1]
Russia
Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region
0,260
100% SUAL Group [10] , (United Nations 2000)
Russia
Volkhov Alumina
0,400
100% North-West Aluminium [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Spain
San Ciprian
1,300
55% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 45% BHP Billiton [3]
Slovakia
Ziar Alumina
0,650
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
0,200
100% Eti Holding S.A. [5] , (United Nations 2000)
Ukraine
Zaporozhye Aluminium Combine, Zaporozhye City
SUAL Group, [10]
Ukraine
Mykolaiv Alumina
Ukrainian Aluminium, Russky Alyuminy [5]
Ukraine
Zaporozhsky Alumina
Ukraine Government [5]
United Kingdom
Burntisland
0,120 (closed 2002)
100% Alcan, [5] , (United Nations 2000)
US Virgin Islands
St. Croix
0,600 (closed since 2000)
100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (Plunkert 1997), [11]
USA
Burnside
30°8′17″N 90°55′23″W / 30.13806 , -90.92306 (ORMET Burnside alumina refinery )
0,600
100% Ormet Corporation, (United Nations 2000), [5]
USA
Baton Rouge
100% LaRoche Chemical Co, [5]
USA
Gramercy, Louisiana
30°2′56″N 90°45′18″W / 30.04889 , -90.755 (Gramercy alumina refinery )
1,200
50% Falconbridge, 50% Glencore [12] [13]
USA
Point Comfort, Texas
28°39′3″N 96°33′45″W / 28.65083 , -96.5625 (Point Comfort alumina refinery )
2,300
100% Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals [3]
USA
Corpus Christi
27°53′0″N 97°15′32″W / 27.88333 , -97.25889 (Sherwin Corpus Christi alumina refinery )
1,400
Sherwin Alumina Company [14]
Venezuela
Bauxilum
2,000
Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana [15]
Venezuela
Venalum
Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana
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)
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 [14]