List of the largest aluminum producers

The main aluminum producers

The list of the largest aluminum producers shows tables and graphics with precise information on the subject of aluminum .

overview

In 2016, the most important aluminum producer by far was the People's Republic of China (31.0 million tonnes), followed by Russia (3.6 million tonnes) and Canada (3.3 million tonnes), which together accounted for 65, 6 percent of the 57.6 million tons produced worldwide. In Europe, Norway , Iceland and Germany were the main producers.

Due to the high power consumption in the production of aluminum, numerous production plants have been built in countries with inexpensive energy in recent years, for example in Venezuela , Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (oil, natural gas), Brazil (hydropower), Australia and South Africa (coal) and Iceland (hydropower, geothermal energy ). In contrast, production facilities were dismantled in countries with high electricity prices, for example in Germany.

The largest aluminum consumers are the USA , Japan , the People's Republic of China, Germany, Italy and France . The most important customer for aluminum is the automotive industry. Because of its low weight, aluminum is indispensable in the aircraft industry, in the packaging industry, in mechanical engineering and in building construction.

The production of aluminum is extremely energy-intensive. Over 40% of the production costs are energy costs, whereby mostly electrical energy is used. Corus' aluminum smelter in Voerde, for example, which produces 120,000 tons of aluminum annually with 500 employees, consumes as much electricity as a city with 250,000 inhabitants.

The industry is therefore suffering from the high electricity prices in Germany. The high electricity costs are the most important reason for the closure of the aluminum plants in Stade and Hamburg in 2005. The Dutch - British company Corus has also threatened to close its aluminum smelting works in Germany if competitive electricity prices cannot be negotiated. Corus and Trimet Aluminum AG have concluded electricity supply contracts with the power plant operators E.ON and RWE in order to reduce their energy costs and become more competitive.

Production and capacity by country

The overview shows the steelworks production and the maximum possible production output of the steelworks by country.

Figures in thousands of tons (2016)

rank	country	production	capacity
1.	People's Republic of China	31,000	40,100
2.	Russia	3,580	4,180
3.	Canada	3,250	3,270
4th	India	2,750	3,850
5.	United Arab Emirates	2,400	2,400
6th	Australia	1,680	1,720
7th	Norway	1,230	1,550
8th.	Bahrain	970	970
9.	United States	840	1,730
10.	Iceland	800	840
11.	Brazil	790	1,400
12.	Saudi Arabia	520	740
13.	South Africa	690	715
14th	Qatar	640	640
	Other countries	6.240	6,920
	world	57,600	72,500

In 2011, China had a share of 40% in world production with 18 Mt / a.

production

By country

All figures relate to the states within their current borders.

Metallurgical production in thousands of tons

Rank (2015)	country	1970	1980	1990	2000	2006	2007	2008	2015
1.	People's Republic of China	127	360	850	2,800	9,360	12,600	13,200	31,400
2.	Russia	924	1,478	2,957	3,245	3,720	3,960	3,800	3,530
3.	Canada	963	1,068	1,570	2,373	3,050	3,080	3,120	2,880
4th	United Arab Emirates	0	25th	174	470	861	890	910	2,400
5.	India	161	185	433	644	1.110	1,220	1.310	2,355
6th	Australia	206	303	1,230	1,769	1,930	1,960	1,970	1,645
7th	United States	3,607	4,654	4,048	3,668	2,284	2,554	2,658	1,587
8th.	Norway	530	653	845	1,026	1,330	1,360	1,360	1,225
9.	Bahrain	0	126	213	509	872	865	865	961
10.	Iceland	39	73	87	224	320	398	787	800
11.	Brazil	57	261	931	1,277	1,610	1,660	1,660	772
12.	South Africa	0	87	159	673	931	914	811	695
13.	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	682
14th	Mozambique	0	0	0	54	564	564	536	558
15th	Germany	369	791	740	644	516	551	550	530
16.	Argentina	0	133	166	262	273	271	343	440
16.	Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	440
18th	France	381	432	326	441	442	428	389	420
19th	New Zealand	0	155	260	328	337	353	316	333
20th	Egypt	0	120	179	189	252	258	260	300
21st	Romania	101	241	168	179	258	286	290	271
22nd	Indonesia	0	0	186	160	250	242	243	250
23.	Iran	0	16	60	140	205	204	210	250
24.	Spain	120	386	353	366	349	350	350	230
25th	Slovakia	31	38	70	137	180	190	190	171
26th	Greece	87	146	150	168	163	166	160	170
27.	Venezuela	23	328	590	571	610	610	610	110
28.	Tajikistan	137	219	438	269	414	419	339	100
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7th	24	52	95	136	122	123	100
30th	Netherlands	75	259	270	302	312	301	301	75
31.	United Kingdom	40	374	294	305	360	365	326	47
...	Italy	146	271	232	140	194	183	183	0

By company

Hongqiao has been the world's largest aluminum producer since 2015 .

The 2016 list differs significantly from the 2007 list below:

The company, the country in which the head office is located, the iron and steel production in thousands of tons and the share of global production in percent are listed.

Metallurgical production in thousands of tons (2007)

rank	Companies	country	amount	Percentage ownership %
1.	RUSAL	Russia	4,200	11.1
2.	Rio Tinto Alcan	Canada	4.176	11.0
3.	Alcoa	United States	3,693	9.7
4th	Chinalco	People's Republic of China	2,425	6.4
5.	Norsk Hydro	Norway	1,705	4.5
6th	BHP Billiton	Australia  United Kingdom	1,340	3.5

In 2010, the six largest aluminum companies produced 38% of the world's primary aluminum. Thus the aluminum market is relatively consolidated compared to the fragmented steel market .

World production

It shows the worldwide metallurgical production of aluminum since 1900.

Members of the International Aluminum Institute

24 companies are members of the International Aluminum Institute (IAI). They represent all parts of the world and together have a share of around 80 percent in the global aluminum market.

Alcoa Inc.

Aleris International Inc.

Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC

Alumina Ltd.

Aluminum Bahrain BSC (c)

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Chinalco)

/ BHP Billiton

Century Aluminum Co.

Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA)

Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd.

Dubai Aluminum Company Ltd. (Dubal)

Elkem a / s

Glencore International AG

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Norsk Hydro as

Mitsubishi Corporation

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Nippon Light Metal Company Ltd.

PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum

Qatar aluminum (Qatalum)

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd.

United Company RUSAL (UC RUSAL)

Vale (formerly CVRD)

See also

• List of aluminum smelters

literature

• Fischer World Almanac. Numbers-data-facts . Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, 1960 ff.

Web links

• US Geological Survey
• British Geological Survey
• Index Mundi
• The world at a glance
• Aluminum production by region as a historical graph

Individual evidence

1. ^ World Smelter Production and Capacity. United States Geological Survey, accessed June 4, 2018 . 
2. ↑ http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/aluminum/mcs-2013-alumi.pdf
3. ↑ United States Geological Survey: Aluminum Statistics and Information
4. ↑ 1st place: Hongqiao . Verlag modern industrie GmbH. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
5. ↑ Reuters: FACTBOX-Recent major base metals mergers
6. ↑ http://www.world-aluminium.org/media/filer_public/2013/02/25/an_outlook_of_the_global_aluminium_industry_1972_-_present_day.pdf
7. ↑ United States Geological Survey: World Production (PDF file; 275 kB)
8. ↑ International Aluminum Institute: Members