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Alumina’s Awesome Ascend
With Four Production Lines Active, Jajarm Alumina Complex
will Soon Achieve Nominal Capacity
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Considering Aluminum hydrate and alumina produced from
Jajarm bauxite a total of 250,183 tons of aluminum hydrate and 135,757 tons of
alumina has been produced in the complex.
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With Four Production Lines Active,
Jajarm Alumina Complex will Soon Achieve Nominal Capacity.
Background:
Following the implementation of process
modification in the tube digestion unit and some other units of Jajarm Alumina
Complex, the first digestion line (Line A) for producing alumina from Jajarm
bauxite was made operational in April 2003 and production of alumina from
Jajarm bauxite officially started on 28 April 2003. Modifications of the
second line (Line B) of the complex were complete in late May and production
of alumina from the second digestion line started.
The Jajarm Alumina Complex was
officially inaugurated on 9 June 2003 in the presence of the President of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Mohammad Khatami, Minister of Industries and
Mines, Governor General of the Khorasan province, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, officials of Iran Mines and Mineral Industries Development and
Renovation Organization, a number of Parliament Members, Managing Director and
officials of the Iran Aluminum Company and a group of civil and provincial
officials.
At present, the third digestion line
(Line C) has been made operational and changes on the fourth line (Line D) are
underway. The line would be made operational in the near future and the
complex is to hit its nominal capacity by the year-end.
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The Amount of Aluminum Hydrate Produced from Jajarm
Bauxite (in tons) |
Cumulative Amount of Aluminum Hydrate Produced from
Jajarm Bauxite (in tons) |
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Chart 1: The Amount of Aluminum Hydrate Produced from Jajarm
Bauxite in Recent Months
Present Situation:
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In view of the completion and inauguration of the third and
fourth digestion lines, production of these substances will continue to rise
during upcoming months.
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During the past months, production of
aluminum hydrate and alumina has been on the rise. Production of aluminum
hydrate during the months of May through to August stood at 4,702, 11,102,
12,065 and 14,387 tons, respectively, which indicate the rising production of
the complex. Production of aluminum hydrate Al(OH)3 and alumina (Al2O3)
from Jajarm bauxite stood at 42,256 tons of aluminum hydrate and 24,150 tons
of alumina, respectively, by 22 August 2003. In view of the completion and
inauguration of the third and fourth digestion lines, production of these
substances will continue to rise during upcoming months. Refer to Table 1 for
an indication of soaring production trends of the past months.
It must be noted that from March 2002 to
May 2003, the complex was producing from gibbsite bauxite while it has
switched to Jajarm bauxite since 28 April 2003. Considering aluminum hydrate
and alumina produced from Jajarm bauxite (from 28 April to 22 August 2003) a
total of 250,183 tons of aluminum hydrate and 135,757 tons of alumina has been
produced in the complex. The amount of Jajarm bauxite used since 28 April 2003
is shown in Table 2.
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Tons of Jajarm Bauxite Consumed |
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Chart 2: The Amount of Jajarm Bauxite Consumed in 2003 |
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Name of product |
May 2003 |
June 2003 |
July 2003 |
August 2003 |
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Aluminum hydrate |
4,702 tons |
11,102 tons |
12,065 tons |
14,387 tons |
Table 1:
Comparison table for aluminum hydrate production from Jajarm bauxite during
the past months.
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Name of raw material |
By May 21 |
By June 21 |
By July 22 |
By August 22 |
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Jajarm Bauxite (ton) |
11,012 |
30,946 |
50,503 |
78,155 |
Table 2:
Quantity of cumulative figures of Jajarm bauxite consumed since the complex
was inaugurated with Jajarm bauxite
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