Aluminium: The Metal Extraordinaire - Infographic

13 Al uminium The Metal Extraordinaire What You Need To Know about Al uminium Discovered by Al Hans Christian Ørsted Atomic Symbol Source 1825 Bauxite ore is the main Properties source of aluminium. Lightweight, corrosion resistant, non-magnetic and non-sparking. Bauxite occurs as a Discovery Date weathering product of low iron and silica bedrock in tropical climatic conditions e.g. Western Africa and 0100 1011 0100 Australia. ------ Uses 13 Transportation (automobiles, airplanes, trucks etc.), packaging (cans, foil, etc.), construction (windows, doors, Atomic Number 2519 °C/ siding, etc.), consumer 4566.2 durables (appliances, °F cooking utensils, etc.) and machinery. 660.323 Boiling Point °C/ 1220.581 °F Al uminium Facts Melting Point the most abundant metal in the ALUMINIUM IS earth's crust. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth's solid surface. 900 million tonnes of aluminium produced since 1880, three quarters is still in use. OF THE (Russia) is currently the largest producer of aluminium in the world. The UC RUSAL RUSAL company operates 15 alumina smelters, 12 alumina refineries and owns eight bauxite mines. with components made of aluminium can be 24 percent lighter than one with A MODERN CAR components made of steel, which also allows fuel consumption to be reduced by 2 litres per 100 kilometres. household uses 208 aluminium cans THE AVERAGE per year. 6 ALUMINIUM is the second most malleable metal and sixth most ductile. Highest Al uminium Producing Countries in the World * Aluminium production as per 2013 figures (thousands of tonnes) Iceland 825 Russia 3,950 United States 1,950 Canada China 2,900 21,500 Bahrain 900 Australia Brazil 1,330 1,750 Qatar 600 United States (1,950) India Brazil (1,330} 1,700 India (1,700) Australia {1,750} United Arab Emirates China (21,500} South Africa Iceland (825} 820 1,800 United Arab Emirates (1,800} Bahrain (900} Mozambique 560 South Africa (820) Mozambique (560} Qatar {825} Canada {2,900} Russia {3,950} Consumption of Al uminium 23% 36% Packaging Transportation 36% Sure 23% 14% 9% 8% 7% 9% 14% Building Electrical 3% 8% 7% Machinery Consumer durables 3% Other The Average Price of Al uminium 'Al A Five Year 5 Year Span HO НО *Figures courtesy of InfoMine.com Aluminum Price 0.89 USD/lb 16 Sep'14 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 Jan 2 2009 Apr 22 2011 Feb 26 Jun 15 Aug 9 2013 2010 2012 The Top Al uminium Producers in the World 1 3 Aluminium China Power Rio Tinto Corp. of China Investment Alcan Inc. UC Rusal Alcoa Inc Corp. (Canada) (Russia) (USA) (China) (China) Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. Rusal increased its Alcoa has interests Chalco is a Founded in 2002, owns and operates bauxite mines and output by 1 percent in 25 primary state-owned CPI has an over 2011 to smelters, enterprise that is installed aluminium alumina refineries in 4,173,000 metric accounting for about listed on the production Brazil, Australia, Guinea and Canada. tons, roughly 9 7 percent Shanghai, Hong capacity of percent of global of global Kong and New York 2.77 million Its primary alumini- production. production. Stock Exchanges. um smelters are tonnes. located in Canada The company employs over (8 smelters). 4.173 3.742 2.693 100,000 individuals. MT MT MT 2.174 MT 3.502 RUSAL MT ALCOA RioTinto Alcan CHALCO *Based on 2012 figures. Courtesy of About.com References http://www.novelisrecycling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/novelis-recycling-infographic.pdf http://metals.about.com/od/Top-10-Producers/tp/The-10-Biggest-Aluminum-Producers-2012.htm http://www.livescience.com/28865-aluminum.html http://www.aluminiumleader.com/en/around/transport/cars http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/13/aluminium http://www.usgs.gov/ http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/aluminum/mcs-2014-alumi.pdf http://metals.about.com/od/Top-10-Producers/tp/The-10-Biggest-Aluminum-Producers-2012.htm http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-5723-materials-price-collapse-stings-cladding-sector/ THE GUTTER MASTERS www.guttermasters.com.au ---- Aluminum Price (USD/lb)