aluminum industry
Smelting light metal
The aluminum industry encompasses the mining of bauxite, refining it into alumina, and smelting that into aluminum metal, along with the fabrication of aluminum products.
Because smelting requires enormous amounts of electricity, aluminum production historically clustered near cheap hydroelectric power: The aluminum industry transformed the Pacific Northwest.
- bauxiteAluminum hydroxide ore
- castingShaping through liquid form
- aluminaOxide of a light metal
- red mudAlkaline aluminum refinery waste
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
sheet metal · Bayer process · automotive parts · ingots · billets · anodizing · export tariffs · extrusion · beverage cans · soda cans · cryolite · smelting · ore · alloying · lightweight alloy · import quotas · energy efficiency · carbon footprint
aluminum industryservice sector
Industries providing intangible goods
financial services · knowledge economy · hospitality industry · retail sector · creative industries
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