Key Indicators
1,990 ktpa
nominal capacity, utilisation rate – 69%
1,373 kt
production volume
Alumina production at Aughinish Alumina started in 1983. It is the biggest alumina refinery in Europe and the Group's foremost alumina asset. Furthermore, Aughinish Alumina is one of the most advanced and energy-efficient alumina refineries in the world.
The facility operates its own deep-water terminal in the Shannon Delta, a bauxite crushing and screening shop, a single water treatment plant, a hydrate processing plant, several gas-fired roasting units and a combined-cycle gas turbine power plant.
Key infrastructure includes a deep water terminal on the Shannon estuary, a bauxite ore crushing and grinding plant, a single digestion processing unit, a hydrate processing plant, several gas-fired calcination units, and a gas-fired cogeneration plant.
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