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Alumina (refined bauxite), Australia & China
Gladstone, Australia23.84°S 151.26°E
computed criticality10/100
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China ~60% of world alumina; Australia top exporter
2024Fault line
Before becoming aluminium, bauxite is refined into alumina in energy-hungry plants. China makes nearly half and Australia is the top exporter: a key intermediate link in the aluminium chain.
Actors
Rio Tinto
Alcoa
Chalco
South32
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