Table of Contents:
- Location factors of the Aluminium industries
- Process of Aluminium making
- Aluminum Properties
- Aluminum Usage
- Major Aluminum Industries
- Major Aluminum Producing countries
Aluminium Industry is the second largest and most important metallurgical Industry in India. The aluminum industry is a mineral-based, heavy, and weight-loss raw materials industry. The following are Locational factors of the Aluminum industry:
- A needed regular and cheap supply of electricity
- The assured raw material of Bauxite
- Water availability
Because of the above location factors, most of the aluminum industries are located in the following regions:
- Odisha
- West Bengal
- Kerala
- Uttar Pradesh
- Chattisgarh
- Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu
Process of Aluminium making:
The following diagram explains the aluminum-making process.
Aluminum has the following Properties :
- Lightweight
- Corrosion-resistant
- Good conductors of heat
- Malleable
- Became strong when mixed with other metal
Because of these properties, the following are the usages of aluminum.
- Manufacturing aircraft
- Utensil
- Wires
- Substitute for steel, copper, zinc, and lead
The following are the major Alumium industries in India:
- Private Aluminium industries:
- HINDALCO, Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh; owned by Aditya Birla
- MALCO, Salem, owned by Vedanta
- Public Aluminium Industries:
- BALCO, The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd, Korba, Chhattisgarh,
- NALCO, The National Aluminium Company Ltd
Major Aluminum producing countries in the world:
As per 2018 data, the following are decreasing order of Aluminium producing countries;
- China(produce alone more than 50 % of the world's)
- India
- Russia
- Canada.
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