List of countries by aluminium oxide production
Aluminium oxide is an amphoteric oxide of aluminium with the chemical formula Template:Aluminium2Template:Oxygen3. 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
- ^ "Aloxite", ChemIndustry.com database, retrieved 24 February 2007
- ^ "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.