Egyptalum
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Egyptalum is the largest aluminium
producer in Egypt
and one of the largest in Africa
having a total annual production of around 320,000 tonnes. The company is supplied with the electric energy it needs from the Aswan High Dam.
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
producer in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and one of the largest in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
having a total annual production of around 320,000 tonnes. The company is supplied with the electric energy it needs from the Aswan High Dam.