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List of countries by aluminium oxide production

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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]

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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

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  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.
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