• Independent specialty alumina company since the divestiture from Alcoa in March 2004
  • Around 900 employees in 18 locations worldwide
  • Production facilities in China, Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, the United States
  • Key markets served: Refractory , Ceramics , Polishing , Carpeting
  • Product portfolio: Tabular alumina, Calcined alumina, Reactive alumina, Calcium aluminate cement, Spinel, Ground Bayer hydrate, Specialty products
  • Largest volume product: Tabular alumina
  • The chemical formula of alumina, or aluminum oxide, is Al2O3
  • The principle raw material for the production of alumina is yellow-brown bauxite. Two to four metric tons of bauxite are needed to produce one metric ton of alumina. Bauxite is mainly mined in Australia, Africa, Asia and South America.