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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.

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Vehicles drive on Three Ring Road and Jianwai Street in central Beijing.

China

Aluminium production: 18,000 tonnes

Global rank: 1

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A view of the Moscow River in the centre of Moscow.

Russia

Aluminium production: 4,000 tonnes

Global rank: 2

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A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Canada

Aluminium production: 2,970 tonnes

Global rank: 3

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A Kung Fu Panda balloon float makes its way down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

The United States

Aluminium production: 1,990 tonnes

Global rank: 4

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Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne.

Australia

Aluminium production: 1,930 tonnes

Global rank: 5

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Motorists drive along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

The United Arab Emirates

Aluminium production: 1,800 tonnes

Global rank: 6

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Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.

India

Aluminium production: 1,700 tonnes

Global rank: 7

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A view of the famous Christ the Redeemer atop of Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil

Aluminium production: 1,410 tonnes

Global rank: 8

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Bahrain

Aluminium production: 870 tonnes

Global rank: 9

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The Royal Palace is seen at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo.

Norway

Aluminium production: 800 tonnes

Global rank: 10

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South Africa

Aluminium production: 800 tonnes

Global rank: 11

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People walk past the Harpa Concert Hall in downtown Reykjavik.

Iceland

Aluminium production: 790 tonnes

Global rank: 12

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Patrons drink beer at a Maputo nightspot.

Mozambique

Aluminium production: 560 tonnes

Global rank: 13

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A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort.

Iran

Aluminium production: 460 tonnes

Global rank: 14

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Hat designer Fiona Bennett and her assistants work in Bennett's studio at Potsdamer Street in Berlin.

Germany

Aluminium production: 450 tonnes

Global rank: 15

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Argentina

Aluminium production: 400 tonnes

Global rank: 16

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People have a drink at 360, a three-tiered rooftop bar, in Caracas.

Venezuela

Aluminium production: 380 tonnes

Global rank: 17

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Tajikistan

Aluminium production: 359 tonnes

Global rank: 18

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Oman

Aluminium production: 351 tonnes

Global rank: 19

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Skaters enjoy the ice on a giant rink at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.

France

Aluminium production: 345 tonnes

Global rank: 20

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Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.

The Netherlands

Aluminium production: 300 tonnes

Global rank: 21

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New Zealand

Aluminium production: 280 tonnes

Global rank: 22

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Egypt

Aluminium production: 265 tonnes

Global rank: 23

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The United Kingdom

Aluminium production: 253 tonnes

Global rank: 24

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Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a mall in Jakarta.

Indonesia

Aluminium production: 250 tonnes

Global rank: 25