Portland aluminium smelter
- Portland aluminium smelter
The Portland aluminium smelter is located at
Portland, Victoria, Australia. The smelter has a production capacity of 345,000 tonnes of aluminium per year[cite web]
url=http://www.alcoa.com/primary_eu/en/alcoa_primary_eu/capacity.asp#
title=Alcoa smelting capacity
accessdate=2007-08-20] The smelter is a joint venture owned by [cite web
url=http://www.aluminalimited.com/index.php?s=awac_biz&ss=global&p=global_op
title=The AWAC Business
accessdate=2007-08-25]
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 55% (owned by Alcoa 60 % and Alumina Limited 40%),
CITIC 22.5% and Marubeni 22.5%. Alcoa manages the smelter operations.The smelter was commissioned between 1986 and 1988.It consists of two potlines of Alcoa A817 reduction cells, operating ata line current of over 310kA. Portland is the only smelter usingthis technology.
Alumina is delivered bi-weekly from Western Australia via a ship known as "The Portland". From the harbour, it is transported to the smelter via an enclosed conveyour belt several kilometres long.
The majority of aluminium ingots are trucked out of Portland to other ports, although some is shipped directly from the Port of Portland.
See also
* Aluminium smelting
* List of aluminium smelters
References
*cite conference
first = J.
last = Purdie
coauthors = Nahoum, F.; Guirguis, G.; Donehue, S.
title = Improving the Stability of the A817 Pot at Portland Aluminium
booktitle = Seventh Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference and Workshops
date = 2001
*cite web
url=http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0002/Tabereaux-0002.html
title=Alton Tabereaux - 'Prebake Cell Technology: A Global Review', JOM, 52 (2), pp 22-28.
accessdate=2007-08-19
External links
* cite web
url=http://www.alcoa.com/australia/en/info_page/About_Portland_Aluminium.asp
title=Alcoa Portland corporate web site
accessdate=2007-08-25
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