Alcoa Adjusts Alumina Refining and Aluminum Fluoride Production.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2001 Alcoa Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) announced today that it will adjust its alumina refining and aluminum fluoride production. Effective immediately, Alcoa World Alumina is reducing the operating rate Operating rate The percentage of total production capacity of a company, industry, or country that is being used. operating rate The portion of capacity at which a business operates. at its Point Comfort, Texas refinery to between 1.6 - 1.9 million metric tons per year (mtpy) compared with its rated capacity of 2.3 million mtpy. The move is in response to decreased external and internal demand for alumina. Production levels at Point Comfort will be evaluated in light of future supply commitments. Worldwide, Alcoa's alumina capacity is 14.1 million mtpy. Based on supply available from the company's other refineries, the full output from Point Comfort is not needed at this time. Additionally, Alcoa said that effective March 31, 2001, it will temporarily curtail production of aluminum fluoride at its Fort Meade, Florida Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,691 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,761. , facility due to reduced demand for the product. Fort Meade has a rated capacity of 24,000 mtpy and was operating at approximately two-thirds of rated capacity. Aluminum fluoride is used primarily in the aluminum smelting process. Alcoa World Alumina, which is a global alliance between Alcoa and WMC WMC Winter Music Conference WMC Weill Medical College (Cornell University) WMC Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (Madison, WI) WMC Westchester Medical Center WMC Western Mining Corporation , Ltd. of Australia, operates alumina refineries This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. The list is incomplete and missing some data. Smelter-grade alumina refineries Country Location Coordinates Total Annual Capacity (kt) Ownership Australia Gove, Northern Territory 2,100 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006) and bauxite bauxite (bôk`sīt, bŏk`–), mixture of hydrated aluminum oxides usually containing oxides of iron and silicon in varying quantities. mines in seven countries. Alcoa is the world's largest producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina and participates in all segments of the industry: mining, refining, smelting, fabricating and recycling. |
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