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Aluminium in Africa

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Aluminium in Africa originates primarily in Guinea, Mozambique and Ghana. Guinea is by far the biggest producer in Africa, and is a world leader in aluminium and bauxite production; see "World bauxite mine production, reserves, and reserve base" at the bauxite article.

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There are many companies involved in the aluminium trade in Africa. Principal mine and smelter operators include:

Cameroon

  • Ngaoundéré - railhead

    • Egypt

    www.egyptalum.com.e.g. Nagehammadi factory of aluminium

    Ghana

  • Ghana Bauxite, affiliated with Alcan
  • Volta Aluminum Company (Valco)

    • Guinea

  • Mbendi overview
  • Rio Tinto Alcan
  • Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) - in the Boké Region - Guinea's largest producer, affiliated with Halco Mining, which is affiliated with Alcan, Alcoa, Reynolds Metals, Pechiney, Comalco, etc.
  • Alumina Company of Guinea, ACG - operating the Friguia bauxite-alumina complex at Fria
  • Societé des Bauxites de Kindia SBK - state-owned, operates the Kindia mining operations; operated by Rusal (Russia Aluminium) and exports bauxite to Ukraine
  • Global Alumina Products Corporation, proposed smelting operation in Conakry
  • Kinia - refinery
  • Sangaredi
  • There are over 100 Guinean aluminium companies listed at MBendi's Bauxite:Africa:Guinea information page

    • Mozambique

  • Mozal - Mozambique aluminium

    • South Africa

  • South Africa does not mine bauxite nor refine alumina; BHP Billiton operates two smelters at Richards Bay in Kwazulu Natal.

    • References

    Aluminium in Africa Wikipedia
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