Industrial Consumption of Energy (ICE) Survey – Summary Report of Energy Use in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector, 1995-2005 – March 2008
Figure 4.3.2 illustrates the alumina and aluminum manufacturing process. Through a chemical process, alumina is extracted from bauxite. The alumina is then used to produce aluminum by an electrolytic process. The aluminum can also be produced by melting aluminum scrap in a furnace.
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