In 2023, China had a total smelter production of some 4.1 million metric tons of aluminum. As the most widely used non-ferrous metal, aluminum is used to manufacture a large variety of products such as in the construction industry, the transportation industry, the packaging industry, and many more.
Aluminum companies
In 2020, the leading producer of primary aluminum worldwide was Chalco from China. That year, they produced 6.6 million metric tons of aluminum. Alcoa, from the United States, brought in about 8.4 billion U.S. dollars in sales from its aluminum segment in the 2021 fiscal year. Following aluminum was alumina, which generated 3.1 billion U.S. dollars in sales that year.
U.S. aluminum production
U.S. primary aluminum production has fluctuated since 2010. That year, the U.S. produced about 1.7 million metric tons of primary aluminum. In 2022, this figure was down to an estimated 860,000 metric tons.
Countries with the largest smelter production of aluminum in 2023
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Countries with the largest smelter production of aluminum in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264624/global-production-of-aluminum-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Countries with the largest smelter production of aluminum in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264624/global-production-of-aluminum-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Countries with the largest smelter production of aluminum in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264624/global-production-of-aluminum-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Countries with The Largest Smelter Production of Aluminum in 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264624/global-production-of-aluminum-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Countries with the largest smelter production of aluminum in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264624/global-production-of-aluminum-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Countries with the largest smelter production of aluminum in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264624/global-production-of-aluminum-by-country/