List of countries by aluminium oxide production

Alumina output in 2005.

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]

List of producing countries

This is a list of countries by aluminium oxide in 2006 mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in June 2008.

Rank	Country/Region	Aluminium oxide production (tonnes)
	World	72,200,000
1	Australia	18,312,000
2	China	13,696,000
3	Brazil	6,720,200
4	United States	5,012,000
5	Jamaica	4,099,548
6	Russia	3,265,250
7	India	3,080,000
8	Suriname	2,151,148
9	Venezuela	1,920,000
10	Ireland	1,800,000
11	Ukraine	1,671,620
12	Kazakhstan	1,514,509
13	Canada	1,476,959
14	Spain	1,400,000
15	Italy	1,090,000
16	Germany	830,000
17	Japan	780,000
18	Romania	621,973
19	Guinea	555,000
20	Greece	510,000
21	France	500,000
22	Azerbaijan	352,665
23	Hungary	300,000
24	Montenegro	236,740
25	Turkey	140,089
26	Iran	130,000

References

1. "Aloxite", ChemIndustry.com database, retrieved 24 February 2007
2. "Alumina (Aluminium Oxide) – The Different Types of Commercially Available Grades". The A to Z of Materials. Retrieved 2007-10-27.

External links

• British Geological Survey complete list