Coke is a very important raw material used in the production of aluminum. A typical smelter uses on a net basis around 350 kg of calcined coke for each tonne of aluminum produced. The world market for calcined coke, including the small volumes used by other industries, is around 25 million tonnes per year. To […]
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on the Aluminum markets. The global market for Aluminum is expected to exceed 52 million tons by 2015 driven by enhanced consumption in non-traditional markets such as China and India, and increasing use in automotive and packaging industries. The economic recession severely impacted the world aluminum […]
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