Component
Alumina
Aluminum oxide refined from bauxite (Bayer process). Caustic soda from soda ash and lime from limestone digest the ore; the alumina is then smelted into aluminum.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$400
Quality
55 / 100
US saturation
48.0
Made in US
1,200,000 tonnes
Current demand
2,500,000 tonnes
US exports
96,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
52.5
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$400M
Expected extra output: 300,000 tonnes per year
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