Portland aluminium smelter
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The Portland aluminium smelter is located at Portland, Victoria, Australia. The smelter has a production capacity of 345,000 tonnes of aluminium per year [1] The smelter is a joint venture owned by [2] Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, 55% (owned by Alcoa 60 % and Alumina Limited 40%), CITIC 22.5% and Marubeni 22.5%. Alcoa manages the smelter operations.
The smelter was commissioned between 1986 and 1988. It consists of two potlines of Alcoa A817 reduction cells, operating at a line current of over 310kA. Portland is the only smelter using this technology.
Alumina is delivered bi-weekly from Western Australia via a ship known as "The Portland". From the harbour, it is transported to the smelter via an enclosed conveyour belt several kilometres long.
The majority of aluminium ingots are trucked out of Portland to other ports, although some is shipped directly from the Port of Portland.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Alcoa smelting capacity. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ The AWAC Business. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
- Purdie, J.; Nahoum, F.; Guirguis, G.; Donehue, S. (2001). "Improving the Stability of the A817 Pot at Portland Aluminium". Seventh Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference and Workshops.
- Alton Tabereaux - 'Prebake Cell Technology: A Global Review', JOM, 52 (2), pp 22-28.. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
[edit] External links
- Alcoa Portland corporate web site. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
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