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Aluminium Industry in India UPSC| Locational factory of Aluminum Industry | Industry | Geography of India

Table of Contents:

  • Location factors of the Aluminium industries
  • Process of Aluminium making
  • Aluminum Properties
  • Aluminum Usage
  • Major Aluminum Industries 
  • Major Aluminum Producing countries 


Aluminium Industry is the second largest and most important metallurgical Industry in India. The aluminum industry is a mineral-based, heavy, and weight-loss raw materials industry. The following are Locational factors of the Aluminum industry:

  • A needed regular and cheap supply of electricity
  • The assured raw material of Bauxite
  • Water availability

Because of the above location factors, most of the aluminum industries are located in the following regions:

  • Odisha
  • West Bengal
  • Kerala
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Chattisgarh
  • Maharashtra
  • Tamil Nadu

Process of Aluminium making:

The following diagram explains the aluminum-making process.

Aluminium making process



Aluminum has the following  Properties :

  • Lightweight
  • Corrosion-resistant
  • Good conductors of heat
  • Malleable
  • Became strong when mixed with other metal

Because of these properties, the following are the usages of aluminum.

  • Manufacturing aircraft
  • Utensil
  • Wires
  • Substitute for steel, copper, zinc, and lead
The following are the major Alumium industries in India:
  • Private Aluminium industries:
    • HINDALCO, Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh; owned by Aditya Birla
    • MALCO, Salem, owned by Vedanta
  • Public Aluminium Industries:
    • BALCO, The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd, Korba, Chhattisgarh,
    • NALCO, The National Aluminium Company Ltd

Major Aluminum producing countries in the world:
As per 2018 data, the following are decreasing order of Aluminium producing countries;
  • China(produce alone more than 50 % of the world's)
  • India
  • Russia
  • Canada.

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