Queensland Alumina Limited
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Queensland Alumina Limited is one of the largest alumina refineries
by alumina production capacity in the world, located in Gladstone
, Australia
. Operating since 1967, the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina a year.
QAL is a consortium of international aluminium
producers and is currently owned by Rusal (20%), and Rio Tinto Alcan
(80%). Rusal purchased a 20% stake in QAL in April 2005.
Refinery
A refinery is a production facility composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value.-Types of refineries:Different types of refineries are as follows:...
by alumina production capacity in the world, located in Gladstone
Gladstone, Queensland
- Education :Gladstone has several primary schools, three high schools, and one university campus, Central Queensland University. It is also home to CQIT Gladstone Campus.- Recreation :...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Operating since 1967, the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina a year.
QAL is a consortium of international aluminium
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....
producers and is currently owned by Rusal (20%), and Rio Tinto Alcan
Alcan
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. is a Canadian company based in Montreal. It was created on November 15, 2007 as the result of the merger between Rio Tinto PLC's Canadian subsidiary, Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc., and Canadian company Alcan Inc. On the same date, Alcan Inc. was renamed Rio Tinto Alcan Inc..Rio...
(80%). Rusal purchased a 20% stake in QAL in April 2005.