Between 2008 and 2021, the energy intensity of metallurgical alumina refining dropped significantly from some 15,554 megajoules per metric ton of alumina in 2008 to around 10,545 megajoules per metric ton of alumina in 2021. Once alumina has been refined from its ore, it may be used to produce aluminum or as a product itself in electronics.
Metallurgical alumina refining energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in megajoules per metric ton of alumina)
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IAI. (August 9, 2022). Metallurgical alumina refining energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in megajoules per metric ton of alumina) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116233/alumina-refining-energy-intensity/
IAI. "Metallurgical alumina refining energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in megajoules per metric ton of alumina)." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116233/alumina-refining-energy-intensity/
IAI. (2022). Metallurgical alumina refining energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in megajoules per metric ton of alumina). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116233/alumina-refining-energy-intensity/
IAI. "Metallurgical Alumina Refining Energy Intensity Worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in Megajoules per Metric Ton of Alumina)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116233/alumina-refining-energy-intensity/
IAI, Metallurgical alumina refining energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in megajoules per metric ton of alumina) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116233/alumina-refining-energy-intensity/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Metallurgical alumina refining energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2021 (in megajoules per metric ton of alumina) [Graph], IAI, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116233/alumina-refining-energy-intensity/