Bauxite Production
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Rank |
Country |
'000 Tones |
| 1 | Greece | 2,211 | | 2 | Hungary | 743 | | 3 | Turkey | 500 | | 4 | Yugoslavia | 470 | | 5 | Romania | 127 | | 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | | 7 | Italy | 11 | | 8 | Croatia | 2 | | 9 | Albania | 1 |
Romania is located in the heart of Europe’s Bauxite mining resource, and is currently rated as 5th in the Annual production league.
Mining Production has historically been geared to Aluminium Smelting Capacity.
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Aluminium Ingots
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Rank |
Country |
'000 Tones |
| 1 | Norway | 919 | | 2 | Germany | 575 | | 3 | France | 390 | | 4 | Spain | 362 | | 5 | United Kingdom | 240 | | 6 | Netherlands | 230 | | 7 | Italy | 185 | | 8 | Greece | 145 | | 9 | Romania | 140 | | 10 | Sweden | 98 | | 11 | Yugoslavia | 65 | | 12 | Slovenia | 60 | | 13 | Poland | 55 | | 14 | Croatia | 35 | | 15 | Slovakia | 35 | | 16 | Switzerland | 27 | | 17 | Hungary | 25 | | 18 | Bosnia and Herz | 15 |
In 1999, Investment in Romania’s Aluminium Industry has increased production capacity by 50%.
The main Aluminium Smelting facility has its own dedicated power supply to ensure low cost energy supplies.
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Geography