Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter

The Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter is located at
Kurri Kurri, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. The smelter produced 164,000 tonnes of aluminium in 2006 cite web
url=http://www.hydro.com/library/attachments/en/investor_relations/financial_reports/pdf_annual_report_2006/annual_report_2006.pdf
title=Norsk Hydro 2006 Annual Report
accessdate=2007-08-25] and is owned and operated by Hydro Aluminium - part of the Norsk Hydro group.

History

The first potline of the Kurri Kurri smelter was started in 1969.The smelter was originally owned by Alcan and uses Alcan end-to-endprebake technology. [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]

The smelter now comprises three potlines of end-to-end cells.

See also

* Aluminium smelting
* List of aluminium smelters

References