Non-Metallurgical Alumina Market Report

Only 8% of alumina produced is sold to markets other than for the production of aluminium metal. The size of the non-metallurgical alumina market was only 5.4 million tonnes in 2005 but is used in a whole plethora of different applications from catalysts to detergents. The criteria for success in the non-metallurgical alumina sector are entirely different that for the aluminium sector and this has led to the formation of specialist companies that are independent from the aluminium industry.

The report is designed to provide market data and insights into non-metallurgical markets for alumina, providing forecasts out to 2015, covering virtually all aspects of the market.