Aluminium is a key metal supporting the energy transition
What is aluminium used for?
Transportation
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Lightweight, strong and corrosion resistant with broad use across passenger vehicles, aviation, shipping and rail
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
A key component in the manufacture of renewable energy generation infrastructure and storage technologies
Energy Transmission
Energy Transmission
Energy Transmission
Used in cables and wires because it is lightweight and highly conductive, particularly useful in overhead applications
Packaging
Energy Transmission
Energy Transmission
Popular food and beverage packaging material because it is durable, impermeable and lightweight
Widespread everyday use including across transportation, energy and packaging
How is aluminium made?
Bauxite
Aluminium
Bauxite
Bauxite is the ore that is mined that contains aluminium
Alumina
Aluminium
Bauxite
Refineries process bauxite to produce alumina by dissolving the bauxite in a caustic solution at high temperature and pressure
Aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium
Smelters then use an electrolytic process to extract aluminium metal from alumina
Mined bauxite is refined into alumina and smelted into aluminium
Where do global bauxite exports come from?
Over 90% of global bauxite exports come from Guinea, Australia and Indonesia
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