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ABOUT
ALUMINIUM
Aluminium has been produced for 146
years and is still a very young metal. Mankind
has been using copper, lead and tin for thousands
of years and yet today more aluminium is produced
than all other non-ferrous metals. Primary
production in 1999 was about 22 million tons
and secondary production was 7 million tons.
The total of some 29 million tons compare
with 14.1 million tons of copper, 6.0 million
tons of lead and 0.2 million tons of tin
• It exists
in the nature named as Bauxit ore
• The scientist
who separates aluminium from its compounds
in the nature is Sir Humphrey Davy
• A process
for producing Aluminium was described by Friedrich
Wöhler (Germany) in 1827
• Paul Louis
Toussaint Héroult (France) and Charles Martin
Hall (USA), working separately and unaware
of each other's work, simultaneously invent
a new electrolytic process.
• Start
year of Aluminium industry was 1886
• K.J.Bayer
produced alumina (Al2O3) from bauxit ore
• 4 units
Bauxit >> 2 units Alumina >> 1
unit Aluminium recovers
• Jules
Verne said about aluminium
Aluminium has;
Brightness of silver
Nobility of gold
Strength of iron
Obedient of copper
Esthetic of glass
Easy processing
Easy finding
1/3 in weight of iron
ALUMINIUM IN TURKEY
•
Nobody knows bauxit ore is in the underground
richnesses Turkey, till 1938.
• Technical
Mine Association determined bauxit reserves
were bauhmitic type and sufficieny in Seydişehir
of Konya and decided to assemble a plant in
1962.
• Etibank
Seydişehir Aluminium plant was assembled in
1974 with a capacity of 60.000 tons/year
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Tesisin yıllık üretim kapasitesi 60.000 ton
dur.
• Bauxit
reserve in Turkey is approximately 60 million
tons.
• Per capita
consumption in Turkey is about 3 kg (1995)
ALUMINIUM IN THE WORLD
Consumption of primary aluminium in
about 22 million tons/year on the world 86%
of it is consumed in Europe, America, Africa,
Japan. The rest 14% in Fareast, Asia, Oceania,
East Europe and China
EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM STATISTICS (1998)
Primary Aluminium
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Production |
3.30 million tons
(%3.4 increase according 1996) |
3.55 million tons
(%7.6 increase according 1997) |
3.72 million tons
(%4.8 increase according 1998) |
| Consumption |
5.49 million tons
(%1.6 increase according 1996) |
5.50 million tons
(%0.1 increase according 1996) |
5.66 million tons
(%2.7 increase according 1997) |
Secondary Aluminium
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Production |
1.94 million tons
(%5.2 increase according 1996 ) |
1.99 million tons
(%2.57 increase according 1997) |
2.03 million tons
(%1.8 increase according 1998) |
Semi Product Consumption
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Extrusion |
2.05 million tons
(%9.9 increase according 1996) |
2.15 million tons
(%4.8 increase according 1997) |
2.25 million tons
(%4.49 increase according 1996) |
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Per capita consumption in European countries
(1999, kg)
Austria 25.9
Belgium 19.3
Denmark 24.0
Finland 15.7
France 21.2
Germany 27.1
Greece 14.4
Italy 26.7
Holland 21.0
Norway 25.8
Spain 10.8
Sweden 28.2
Switzerland 22.1
England 15.0 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (kg)
| |
1975 |
1980 |
1997 |
1999 |
| Europa (Total) |
9.9 |
13.9 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
| Japan |
12.2 |
20.7 |
31.8 |
27.5 |
| USA |
20.4 |
25.8 |
33.4 |
34.2 |
| Period |
Primary Aluminium Production (1000 tons) |
| Africa |
North America |
South America |
Asia |
West Europe |
Middle and
East Europe |
Oceania |
Total |
Daily Average |
| 2000 |
1,178 |
6,041 |
2,167 |
2,221 |
3,801 |
3,689 |
2,094 |
21,191 |
57,9 |
| 2001 |
1,369 |
5,222 |
1,991 |
2,234 |
3,885 |
3,728 |
2,122 |
20,551 |
56,3 |
| 2002 |
1,372 |
5,413 |
2,230 |
2,261 |
3,928 |
3,825 |
2,170 |
21,199 |
58,1 |
| 2003 |
1,428 |
5,495 |
2,275 |
2,475 |
4,068 |
3,996 |
2,198 |
21,935 |
60,1 |
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