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| TABLE 12 | |||||||||||
| ALUMINA: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||
| Australia | 18,312 | 18,844 | 19,321 | 19,948 | 19,956 | 4 | |||||
| Azerbaijan-- | 363 | 185 | 165 | 80 | r, e | -- | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 394 | r | 304 | 294 | 192 | r | 230 | ||||
| Brazil | 6,793 | 7,078 | r | 7,822 | r | 8,625 | r, 4 | 9,000 | |||
| Canada | 1,281 | 1,300 | e | 1,370 | 1,125 | 1,301 | 4 | ||||
| Chinae | 13,700 | 19,500 | 22,800 | 23,800 | 29,000 | ||||||
| Francee | 600 | 600 | 630 | 4 | 348 | 4 | 481 | 4 | |||
| Germany | 1,393 | 1,388 | 1,395 | 1,154 | 1,485 | 4 | |||||
| Greece-- | 750 | 750 | 750 | 780 | 760 | ||||||
| Guinea-- | 530 | 527 | 593 | 530 | 597 | ||||||
| Hungarye | 301 | 301 | 299 | 185 | 200 | ||||||
| Indiae | 2,800 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 3,700 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Irane | 250 | 250 | 200 | 250 | 270 | ||||||
| Ireland | 1,816 | 1,803 | 1,890 | 1,245 | 1,850 | 4 | |||||
| Italy | 1,103 | 1,069 | 1,045 | 92 | -- | 4 | |||||
| Jamaica | 4,099 | 3,941 | 3,996 | 1,774 | 1,591 | 4 | |||||
| Japane, 5 | 330 | 300 | 320 | 310 | 300 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan-- | 1,515 | 1,556 | 1,600 | 1,608 | 1,640 | 4 | |||||
| Montenegro | 237 | 240 | 220 | 59 | -- | 4 | |||||
| Romania | 622 | 23 | -- | 44 | 414 | ||||||
| Russia | 3,265 | 3,333 | 3,112 | 2,794 | 2,857 | 4 | |||||
| Spaine, 6 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Suriname | 2,153 | 2,270 | 2,156 | 1,178 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Turkeye | 150 | 4 | 160 | 160 | 100 | r | 160 | ||||
| Ukraine | 1,672 | 1,656 | 1,673 | 1,524 | 1,534 | 4 | |||||
| United States | 5,030 | r | 4,240 | 4,300 | 2,370 | r | 3,910 | 4 | |||
| Venezuelae | 1,892 | 4 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,370 | r | 1,100 | ||||
| --- Total- | 72,400 | r | 77,900 | r | 82,500 | r | 76,700 | r | 85,300 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Figures represent calcined alumina or the total of calcined alumina plus the calcined equivalent of hydrate when available;- | |||||||||||
| exceptions, if known, are noted. | |||||||||||
| 2World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | |||||||||||
| 3Table includes data available through July 28, 2011. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Data presented are for alumina used principally for specialty applications. Information on aluminum hydrate for all uses is- | |||||||||||
| not adequate to formulate estimates of production levels. Production of aluminum hydroxide, in metric tons: 2006-720,000;-- | |||||||||||
| 2007-700,000; 2008-700,000; 2009-710,000; and 2010-700,000.------------- . | |||||||||||
| 6Hydrate. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
