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25 biggest aluminium-producing countries in the world
Last updated on: December 21, 2012 10:05 IST
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Aluminium is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most abundant metal, in the Earth's crust. It makes up about eight per cent by weight of the Earth's solid surface.
Aluminium metal is so chemically reactive that native specimens are rare and limited to extreme reducing environments. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals. The chief ore of aluminium is bauxite.
Let's take a look at 25 biggest aluminium-producing countries in the world.
Source: Wikipedia
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Image: Vehicles drive on Three Ring Road and Jianwai Street in central Beijing.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
China
Aluminium production: 18,000 tonnes
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of the Moscow River in the centre of Moscow.
Photographs: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
Russia
Aluminium production: 4,000 tonnes
Global rank: 2
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
Canada
Aluminium production: 2,970 tonnes
Global rank: 3
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Image: A Kung Fu Panda balloon float makes its way down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
The United States
Aluminium production: 1,990 tonnes
Global rank: 4
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Image: Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Australia
Aluminium production: 1,930 tonnes
Global rank: 5
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Image: Motorists drive along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
The United Arab Emirates
Aluminium production: 1,800 tonnes
Global rank: 6
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
India
Aluminium production: 1,700 tonnes
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of the famous Christ the Redeemer atop of Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters
Brazil
Aluminium production: 1,410 tonnes
Global rank: 8
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Image: City view of Bahrain's capital Manama is seen from Abraj Al Lulu.
Photographs: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
Bahrain
Aluminium production: 870 tonnes
Global rank: 9
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Image: The Royal Palace is seen at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Norway
Aluminium production: 800 tonnes
Global rank: 10
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Image: A view of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Photographs: Euroluftbild.de Euroluftbild.de/Reuters
South Africa
Aluminium production: 800 tonnes
Global rank: 11
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Image: People walk past the Harpa Concert Hall in downtown Reykjavik.
Photographs: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters
Iceland
Aluminium production: 790 tonnes
Global rank: 12
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Image: Patrons drink beer at a Maputo nightspot.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Mozambique
Aluminium production: 560 tonnes
Global rank: 13
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Image: A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort.
Photographs: Caren Firouz/Reuters
Iran
Aluminium production: 460 tonnes
Global rank: 14
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Image: Hat designer Fiona Bennett and her assistants work in Bennett's studio at Potsdamer Street in Berlin.
Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
Germany
Aluminium production: 450 tonnes
Global rank: 15
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Image: Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Argentina
Aluminium production: 400 tonnes
Global rank: 16
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Image: People have a drink at 360, a three-tiered rooftop bar, in Caracas.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
Venezuela
Aluminium production: 380 tonnes
Global rank: 17
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Image: A view of Khorog, capital of the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.
Photographs: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Tajikistan
Aluminium production: 359 tonnes
Global rank: 18
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Image: Sea water shoots out of a crevice in the rocks in Mughsail Beach in Salalah, Oman.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Oman
Aluminium production: 351 tonnes
Global rank: 19
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Image: Skaters enjoy the ice on a giant rink at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
France
Aluminium production: 345 tonnes
Global rank: 20
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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Aluminium production: 300 tonnes
Global rank: 21
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Image: People cross a street after rainfall in central Auckland.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Aluminium production: 280 tonnes
Global rank: 22
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Image: A view of the Nile river flowing through the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Photographs: Aladin Abdel Naby/Reuters
Egypt
Aluminium production: 265 tonnes
Global rank: 23
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Image: Traffic on the road and the Thames passes the Houses of Parliament in London.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Aluminium production: 253 tonnes
Global rank: 24
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Image: Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a mall in Jakarta.
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Indonesia
Aluminium production: 250 tonnes
Global rank: 25
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