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PROCESSES
- Agglomeration
-
Coking
- Blast
Furnace
- Direct Reduction
- Basic Oxygen Furnace
- Electric Arc Furnace
- Heat Treating
- Ladle Metallurgy
- Continuous Casting
- Ingot Casting
- Ladle Preheating
- Secondary Finishing
- Surface
Coating
PROCESSES
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Environmental
Issues
International
Competition
Major
Products and Markets
Regulations
and NOx Control
Summary
Trends
/ Major Products
Trends
/ Employment and Productivity
Trends
/ Energy Consumption by Fuel
Trends
/ Primary Aluminum Production
Trends
/ Total Supply of Aluminum
Trends
/ World Aluminum Output
Trends
/ Distribution of Power Plants
Trends
/ Distribution of Processing Plants
Aluminum processing mills are much less sensitive to the cost of electricity
than primary smelters and are typically located near major markets. It
is also common for large smelters to be part of an integrated operation,
thus major foundries and processing mills are often located near smelters.
Locations of Major aluminum processing mills
(Foil, Sheet & Plate)
(Extrusions)
(Forging/Impacts, Powder & Paste)
(Wire, Drawing & Bare Cable)
Aluminum Statistical Review for 1993, Aluminum Association, pp 28-29