List of aluminium smelters
This is a list of primary aluminium smelters
in the world. Primary production is the process by which alumina is smelted to pure aluminum metal. Secondary production is the process of recycling aluminum scrap into aluminum that can be used again. Capacity here refers to metric tonnes of output aluminum. The list is incomplete and missing some data.
| Country | Location | Total annual capacity | Ownership | Status |
| Puerto Madryn | 460,000 | Aluar | ||
| Boyne Island | 570,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Tomago | 590,000 | Tomago Aluminium Company Pty. Ltd. | Rio Tinto 51.55%, Gove Aluminium Finance Ltd 36.05%, Hydro Aluminium 12.40% | |
| Portland, Victoria | 358,000 | Alcoa World Alumina Australia Ltd. - Portland Aluminium | Running at 300,000 capacity after December 2, 2016 plant failure | |
| Point Henry | 190,000 | Alcoa World Alumina Australia Ltd. | Closed 31 July 2014 | |
| Kurri Kurri | 180,000 | Hydro Aluminium, part of Norsk Hydro | Closed September 2012 | |
| Bell Bay, Tasmania | 180,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Ganja | 50,000 | Ganja Aluminium | ||
| Askar | 1,540,000 | Alba | ||
| Mostar | 130,000 | Aluminij Mostar | Since April 7th 2020, part of the M.T. Abraham Group | |
| Vila dos Cabanos | 460,000 | Albras | ||
| São Luís | 460,000 | Alumar | Joint venture, 40% BHP Billiton, operated by Alcoa | |
| Aluminio | 455,000 | Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio | ||
| Ouro Preto | 150,000 | 66.67% Hindustan Aluminium, 33.33% Novelis | ||
| Poços de Caldas | 106,000 | Alcominas | ||
| Santa Cruz | 95,000 | Metalisul | Closed and dismantled | |
| Saramenha | 51,000 | Novelis do Brasil S.A. | Closed and dismantled | |
| Edéa | 100,000 | Alucam | ||
| Sept-Iles, Quebec | 606,000 | Aluminerie Alouette Inc. | Alouette is a consortium of AMAG Austria Metall AG, Hydro Aluminium, Investissement Québec, Marubeni Corporation and Rio Tinto. | |
| Alma, Quebec | 466,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Bécancour | 437,000 | A.B.I. | JV 74.9% Alcoa, and 25.1% Rio Tinto | |
| Kitimat | 420,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Baie Comeau | 300,000 | Alcoa Aluminerie de Baie-Comeau | ||
| Deschambault | 260,000 | Alcoa Aluminerie de Deschambault | ||
| Laterrière, Quebec | 244,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Grande Baie, Saguenay, Quebec | 221,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Arvida, Saguenay, Quebec | 173,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| Shawinigan Falls | 100,000 | Rio Tinto Alcan - Shawinigan Falls | Reduction closed November 2013. Casthouse operations sold but remains open. | |
| Hongjun | 1,060,000 | Huomei Hongjun Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Xinjinag | 860,000 | Xinjiang Easthope Coal Power & Aluminium | ||
| Dongfang Xiwang | 780,000 | Dongfang Xiwang Aluminium Smelter Innermongolia | ||
| Wujiaqu | 740,000 | Xinfa Group | ||
| Lanzhou Shi | 700,000 | Lanzhou Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Qingtongxia Shi | 685,000 | Qingtongxia Aluminum Co. | ||
| East Hope | 650,000 | |||
| Baotou Shi | 1,340,000 | Baotou Aluminum Factory | ||
| Yugang Longquan | 600,000 | Henan Yugang Longquan Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Nongliushi | 590,000 | Nongliushi Smelter Xinjiang | ||
| Qinghai Xinye | 575,000 | Qinghai Xinye Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Chiping Xinfa | 550,000 | Shandong Xinfa Aluminium Co. | ||
| Henan Wanji | 530,000 | Henan Wanji Aluminum Co. Ltd. | ||
| Qinghai Huanghe | 500,000 | Qinghai Huanghe Aluminium Company | ||
| Qinghai Xinheng | 500,000 | Qinghai Xinheng Aluminium Plant | ||
| Qinyang | 500,000 | Henan Qinyang Aluminium Power | ||
| Yongchen City | 500,000 | Yongchen Aluminium | ||
| Yunnan | 500,000 | Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Zhonghe | 495,000 | Zhonghe Group | ||
| Qinghai | 420,000 | Qinghai Aluminium Plant | ||
| Guanyuan Aostar | 420,000 | Sichuan Aostar Guangyuan Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Jiaozuo Shi | 420,000 | Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Shenhuo | 420,000 | Henan Shenhuo Orient Aluminium Company | ||
| Fukang | 413,000 | Xinjian Tianlong Mineral Co. Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Guizhou | 400,000 | Guizhou Huaren | ||
| Nanshan | 406,000 | Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. | ||
| Nanshan | 400,000 | |||
| Wanji Xiangjiang | 400,000 | |||
| Yangquan | 400,000 | |||
| Baotou East Hope | 400,000 | Baotou Oriental Hope Aluminium Co | ||
| Longquan Aluminium | 400,000 | Longquan Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Qiya | 400,000 | Qiya Group | ||
| Tianshan | 400,000 | Tianshan Group | ||
| Xinjang Yihe | 400,000 | Xinjiang Yihe Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Yichuan | 400,000 | Henan Hong KongYugang Longquan Aluminium Co., Ltd. | ||
| Pingdingshan | 375,000 | |||
| Ningxia | 370,000 | Ningxia Jinjiang Group | ||
| Xinjiang | 370,000 | Xinfa Group | ||
| Zhongning | 370,000 | Zhongning Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Emeishan | 355,000 | Emeishan Aluminium Industry Clique Co. Ltd. | ||
| Emei | 350,000 | Sichuan Emei Aluminium Pant | ||
| Fushun Shi | 350,000 | Fushun Aluminium Reduction Plant | ||
| Jinning | 350,000 | Jinning Aluminium Co | ||
| Qiaotou | 350,000 | Qiatou Aluminium Works | ||
| Shanxi-Huaze | 350,000 | Shanxi-Huaze Aluminium & Power Co. | ||
| Sichuan Qiya | 350,000 | Qiya Group | ||
| Xiezhou | 330,000 | Xiezhou Aluminium Works | ||
| Lubei | 320,000 | |||
| Guangxi Baise | 320,000 | Guangxi Baise Xinghe Smelter | ||
| Zhongfu | 308,000 | Zhongfu Industry Group | ||
| Datong Xian | 260,000 | Qinhai Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Lanzhou Liancheng | 550,000 | Lanzhou Liancheng Aluminium Plant | ||
| Laibin Yinhai | 250,000 | Laibin Yinhai Aluminium Company | ||
| Zunyi Xian | 242,000 | Zunyi Aluminium Works | ||
| Gansu Longxi | 240,000 | Gansu Longxi Dongxing Smelter | ||
| Guiyang Shi | 240,000 | Guiyang Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Linzhou | 240,000 | Lifeng Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Yunnan Dongyuan | 240,000 | Yunnan Dongyuan Smelter | ||
| Guanlu | 220,000 | Shanxi Guanlu Co. Ltd. | ||
| Shanxian Hengkang | 220,000 | Shanxian Hengkang Smelter | ||
| Yuncheng Shi | 220,000 | Shanxi Huasheng Aluminium Works | ||
| Guixi Huayin | 200,000 | |||
| Wusheng | 200,000 | |||
| Donghai | 200,000 | Shandong Donghai Aluminium Corp. | ||
| Baise Yinhai | 175,000 | Baise Yinhai Aluminium Co | ||
| Xinfa | 175,000 | Xinfa Xiwang Al & Power | ||
| Jinxi | 160,000 | Xinfa Group | ||
| Linfeng | 160,000 | Linfeng Aluminium | ||
| Shenhuo | 160,000 | Henan Shenhuo Aluminium Company | ||
| Dingtai Tuoyuan | 150,000 | |||
| Yimei | 150,000 | |||
| Honglu Aluminium | 150,000 | Honglu Aluminium Co | ||
| Tongshuan | 150,000 | Tongshuan Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Zouping | 141,000 | Zouping Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Pingguo Xian | 140,000 | Pingguo Aluminum Co. | ||
| Ke'ao | 135,000 | Shandong Yankuang Ke-au Aluminium | ||
| Meishan Qimingxing | 130,000 | Sichuan Meishan Qimingxin Aluminium Co | ||
| Tianyuan | 130,000 | Tianyuan Aluminium Group | ||
| Shangdian | 125,000 | Shangdian Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Hejin Xian | 120,000 | Long Men Aluminum Plant | ||
| Sanmenxia Shi | 120,000 | Sanmenxia Tianyuan Aluminum Co. | ||
| Yulian Power | 120,000 | Henan Yulian Power Group. | ||
| Zhengxing | 120,000 | Zhenxing Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Guangyuan Qimingxing | 114,000 | Qimingxing Aluminium Co. | ||
| Huasheng Jiangquan | 112,000 | Huasheng Jiangquan Aluminum Co. | ||
| Guanlu | 110,000 | Shanxi Guanlu Aluminium Plant | ||
| Tongshuan Xinguang | 110,000 | Tongchuan Xinguang Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Aba | 100,000 | Aba Aluminium Works | ||
| Chuangyuan | 100,000 | Changyuan Aluminum Works | ||
| Huayu | 100,000 | Huayu Aluminium Works | ||
| Taiyuan Shi | 100,000 | Taiyuan Aluminium Works | ||
| Yinhai | 100,000 | Yinhai Aluminium Co. | ||
| Qinao | 90,000 | Qinao Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Xichuan | 90,000 | Xichuan Ferro-Alloy Works | ||
| Zhongmei | 83,000 | |||
| Huanghe | 80,000 | Huanghe Aluminum Co. | ||
| Jinneng | 80,000 | Jinning Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Mianchi Aluminium | 80,000 | Mianchi Aluminium Plant | ||
| Shandong Aluminium | 200,000 | Shandong Aluminium Smelter | Halted produced as of 31 December 2019 | |
| Xinwang | 76,000 | Henan Xinwang Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Nanping Shi | 73,000 | Nanping Aluminium Group | ||
| Faxiang | 70,000 | Faxiang Aluminium Works | ||
| Huadong | 70,000 | Huadong Aluminium Works | ||
| Huaxin | 70,000 | Huaxin Aluminum Industries | ||
| Zheijiang Huadong | 70,000 | Zhejiang Huadong Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Yangquan | 68,000 | Shanxi Yangquan Aluminium Co. Ltd. | ||
| Dengfeng | 65,000 | Dengfeng Aluminium Works | ||
| Jilin | 65,000 | Jilin Aluminium Company | ||
| Yungcheng Shanhe | 65,000 | Yungcheng Shanhe Aluminium Co. | ||
| Yichang | 62,000 | Yichang Changjiang Aluminum Co., Ltd. | ||
| Zhaofeng | 61,000 | Zhaofeng Aluminium Smelting Co | ||
| Yangquan Shi | 60,000 | Yangquan Aluminium Works | ||
| Yongan | 60,000 | Yongan Aluminum Co. | ||
| Zhengzhuo Shi | 58,000 | Zhengzhuo Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Chongqing Tiantai | 55,000 | Chongqing Aluminium Co | ||
| Longxiang | 55,000 | Longxiang Aluminium Works | ||
| Jiaokou | 50,000 | |||
| Chongqing Dongsheng | 50,000 | Dongsheng Aluminium Works | ||
| Danjiankou Shi | 50,000 | Danjiangkou Water Conservancy Aluminium Factory | ||
| Dianneng Gejiu | 50,000 | Dianneng Gejiu Aluminium Works | ||
| Lintao | 50,000 | Lintao Aluminium Plant | ||
| Longlin | 50,000 | Longlin Aluminium Smelter | ||
| Ningxia | 50,000 | Ningxia St. Dehua | ||
| Taian | 50,000 | Taian Aluminium Works | ||
| Tongshun | 50,000 | Tongshun Aluminium Plant | ||
| Yunnan Runxin | 50,000 | Yunnan Runxin Aluminium Works | ||
| Haizhou | 40,000 | HaizhouAluminium Smelter | ||
| Yunnan Yongxin | 35,000 | Yunnan Yongxin Metals Processing Co. | ||
| Lanjiang Shi | 30,000 | Lanjiang Aluminium Works | ||
| Pingyin | 26,000 | Shandong Pingyin Aluminium Plant | ||
| Gongyi | 25,000 | Gongyi Aluminium Plant | ||
| Panshi Xian | 25,000 | Panshi Aluminium Works | ||
| Nanchuan | - | |||
| Shanxi | 432,000 | Shanxi Zhongrun | ||
| Shanxi | 424,000 | Shanxi New Material | ||
| Yunnan | - | |||
| Zunyi | 375,000 | Zunyi Aluminium | ||
| zhengzhou | 480,000 | Zhengzhou Laiwosi Aluminum Co., LTD | ||
| Nag Hammadi | 320,000 | Egyptalum | ||
| Dunkerque | 270,000 | Rio Tinto | ||
| St. Jean de Maurienne | 141,000 | Trimet Aluminium SE 65 %, EDF 35 % | ||
| Neuss | 230,000 | Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH | ||
| Essen | 170,000 | Trimet Aluminium SE - Headquarters | ||
| Hamburg | 135,000 | Trimet Aluminium SE | ||
| Voerde | 96,000 | Trimet Aluminium SE | ||
| Tema | 200,000 | Valco | ||
| St. Nicolas | 166,000 | Aluminium de Grèce SA | ||
| Sangaredi | - | 33% Global Alumina, 33% BHP Billiton, 25% Dubai Aluminium Company Limited, 8.3% Mubadala Development Company PJSC | Currently in feasibility study | |
| Reyðarfjörður | 346,000 | Alcoa Fjarðaál | ||
| Grundartangi, near Akranes | 312,000 | Nordic Aluminum Co, subsidiary of Century Aluminum | Owned by Glencore International AG | |
| Straumsvik, near Hafnarjordur | 205,000 | Rio Tinto | On September 19, 2018, Norsk Hydro backed out of its deal to buy Rio's Icelandic Smelter. | |
| Helguvíkurvegur, near Keflavík | 250,000 | Nordic Aluminum Co, subsidiary of Century Aluminum | Partially complete. Construction suspended in 2008. | |
| Korba | 570,000 | Bharat Aluminium Co. which is owned by Vedanta Resources | ||
| Jharsuguda | 1,750,000 | Vedanta Resources | ||
| Angul | 475,000 | National Aluminium Co. | ||
| Belgaum, Karnataka | 390,000 | Indal, Hindalco | ||
| Lapanga | 360,000 | Aditya Aluminium ) | ||
| Bargawan | 360,000 | Mahan Aluminium ) | ||
| Renukoot | 345,000 | Hindustan Aluminium Co. ) | ||
| Hirakud | 213,000 | Hindalco Industries Ltd. - Hirakud Smelter | ||
| Kuala Tanjung | 265,000 | PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium | Started as a consortium between 12 Japanese investors and the Indonesian Government. As of November 2013 it was entirely owned by the Indonesian Government. | |
| Bandar Abbas | 147,000 | Hormozgan Aluminium | ||
| Arak | 110,000 | Iran Aluminium Co | ||
| Bandar Abbas | 110,000 | Al-Mahdi Aluminium Corp. | ||
| Arak | 90,000 | Iran Aluminium Co | ||
| Portoscuso | 159,000 | Alcoa Italia SpA-Portovesme Works | Closure announced by Alcoa. | |
| Kanbara, Shizuoka | 20,000 | Nippon Light Metals Co Ltd. | Closed in March 2014 | |
| Ehime | - | 100% Sumitomo Chemical | ||
| Pavlodar | 250,000 | Kazakhstan Aluminium Works | ||
| Mopko | 180,000 | South Korea General Chemical Corporation | ||
| Sarawak | 640,000 | Press Metal Bintulu | ||
| Sarawak | 120,000 | Press Metal Sarawak | ||
| Podgorica | 120,000 | DP Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica | ||
| Maputo | 565,000 | Mozal | Joint venture of BHP Billiton 47.1%, Mitsubishi Corporation 25%, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited 24%, Government of Mozambique 3.9% BHP Billiton holdings now demerged to South32. | |
| Delfzijl | 170,000 | Aluminium Delfzijl BV | ||
| Tiwai Point | 351,000 | New Zealand Aluminium Smelters | Rio Tinto 79.36%, Sumitomo Chemical Company 20.64%,Closure Scheduled August 2021 | |
| Ikot Abasi | 200,000 | Alscon | ||
| Sunndalsøra | 400,000 | Sunndal Primary Production | ||
| Årdal | 233,000 | Årdal Primary Production | ||
| Mosjøen | 221,500 | Alcoa Norway - Mosjøen Works | ||
| Karmøy | 190,000 | Karmøy Primary Production | ||
| Husnes | 185,000 | Hydro Husnes | ||
| Lista | 127,500 | Alcoa Norway - Lista Works | ||
| Høyanger | 60,000 | Høyanger Primary Production | ||
| Sohar | 372,000 | Sohar Aluminium Company | Oman Oil, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC – TAQA and Rio Tinto | |
| Mesaieed | 625,000 | Qatalum | ||
| Slatina | 288,000 | SC Alro SA Slatina | ||
| Komi Aluminium Project, Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic | 1,400,000 | United Company of Rusal | ||
| Bogoslovsk | 1,100,000 | 100% United Company of Rusal | ||
| Bratsk | 1,010,000 | Bratsk Aluminium Works-BrAZ | ||
| Krasnoyarsk | 1,008,000 | Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Works - KrAZ | ||
| Ural Aluminium Smelter, Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region | 750,000 | United Company of Rusal | ||
| Sayanogorsk | 542,000 | Sayan Aluminium Works - SaAZ | ||
| Shelekhovo | 415,000 | Irkutsk Aluminium Works - IrkAZ | ||
| Volkhov Alumina | 400,000 | 100% North-West Aluminium | ||
| Novokuznetsk | 330,000 | Novokuznetsk Aluminim Works - NAZ | ||
| Sayanogorsk II | 300,000 | Khakas Aluminium Works - KhAZ | ||
| Krasnoturinsk | 190,000 | Bogoslovsk Aluminium Works-BAZ | ||
| Bauxitogorsk | 186,000 | 100% United Company of Rusal | ||
| Volgograd | 170,000 | Volgograd Aluminium Works - VgAZ | ||
| Nadvoitsy | 80,000 | Nadvoitsy Aluminium Works - NkAZ | ||
| Kamensk | 75,000 | Ural Aluminium Works -UAZ | ||
| Kandalaksha | 75,000 | Kandalaksha Aluminium Works -KAZ | ||
| Volkhov | 24,000 | Volkhov Aluminium Works - VAZ | ||
| Taishet | 10,000 | Thaishet Aluminium Works - ThAZ | ||
| Ras Al Khair | 740,000 | Ma’aden Aluminium | ||
| Ziar nad Hronom | 160,000 | Slovak Aluminium Co - Slovalco | ||
| Kidricevo | 75,000 | Talum dd Kidricevo | ||
| Richards Bay, Hillside | 720,000 | Hillside Aluminium | ||
| Richards Bay, Bayside | 100,000 | Bayside Aluminium | Closed | |
| San Ciprian | 250,000 | Alcoa Inespal - San Ciprian Works | ||
| Aviles | 93,000 | Alcoa Inespal- Aviles Works | Closed 02/2019 | |
| La Coru?a | 87,000 | Alcoa Inespal- La Coruna Works | Closed 02/2019 | |
| Sundsvall | 130,000 | Kubikenborg Aluminium AB | ||
| Tursunzoda | 450,000 | Tajikistan Aluminium Company | ||
| Seydisehir Alumina | 200,000 | 100% Eti Holding S.A. | ||
| Seydisehir | 65,000 | Eti Alüminyum Inc | ||
| Jebel Ali | 1,040,000 | Dubal | ||
| Taweelah, Abu Dhabi | 800,000 | Emal | EMAL Phase II expansion fully commissioned. It has increased the production to 1,3Mt/year. Shaheen Project Phase I announced. | |
| Zaporozhye Aluminium Combine, Zaporozhye City | 270,000 | United Company of Rusal | ||
| Zaporozhye | 120,000 | Zaporizhsky Alyuminievy Kominat | ||
| Burntisland | 120,000 | 100% Rio Tinto Alcan | Closed 2002 | |
| Fort William | 42,000 | Rio Tinto Alcan - Lochaber Smelter | ||
| Holyhead | 142,000 | Rio Tinto - Kaiser Aluminum - Anglesey Smelter | Closed 2009 | |
| New Madrid | 280,000 | Magnitude7Metals | previously Noranda Aluminum, now owned by Swiss-based Granges | |
| Ferndale | 280,000 | Alcoa - Intalco Aluminum Corp. | Operating at 80% capacity - 720 employees | |
| Newburgh | 270,000 | Alcoa - Warrick Operations | Reopening 3 of its 5 lines 161,400 tonne - to reopen 2nd Qtr 2018 | |
| Hannibal | 270,000 | Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation | Closed | |
| Hawesville | 250,000 | Century Aluminum of Kentucky LLC | Operating only at 40% capacity | |
| Mount Holly | 224,000 | Century Aluminum | Operating | |
| Sebree | 218,000 | Century Aluminum | ||
| Wenatchee | 184,000 | Alcoa - Wenatchee Works | Curtailed January 18 2016 | |
| Columbia Falls | 180,000 | Glencore AG | Closed 2009 | |
| Ravenswood | 180,000 | Century Aluminum of West Virginia Inc. | Closed | |
| Rockdale | 176,000 | Alcoa - Rockdale Works | Closed | |
| Goldendale | 172,000 | Goldendale Aluminum Co | Closed 2003 | |
| Massena | 135,000 | Alcoa - Massena Operations | ||
| St. Lawrence | 125,000 | Alcoa - St. Lawrence Reduction | Closed | |
| Matanzas | 448,000 | CVG Venalum | ||
| Matanzas | 170,000 | Alcasa | ||
| Lam Dong Project | 650,000 | Pechiney, CAV |