Bauxite

Description

•Raw Bauxite Powder – RBL
Bauxites are typically classified according to their intended commercial applications—abrasive, cement, chemical, metallurgical, refractory, etc. Of all bauxite mined,approximately 85% is converted to alumina (Al2O3) for the production of aluminum metal, an additional 10% goes to nonmetal uses as various forms of specialty alumina, and the remaining 5% is used for non-metallurgical bauxite applications.

•Calcined Bauxite – CBL
Calcined bauxite is an important raw material for two main products, refractory and abrasives. Smaller volumes are consumed in other applications including proppant, welding fluxes and antiskid surface. While the process of calcining bauxite for each of these applications is fundamentally the same (i.e. it involve the same basic burning process), the physical and chemical characteristic of each grade vary. Calcined bauxite is classified by the major end use abrasive and refractory.

•Activated Bauxite

•Aluminum Hydroxide