The Aluminium Industry

ISBN: 9781855731516 出版年：2001 页码：343 King, James R Woodhead Publishing_RM

Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust but, because aluminium was isolated experimentally only in 1827 and produced in commercial quantities only after 1886, its production and use is many times less than that of iron. However over twice as much aluminium is produced as copper and the annual percentage growth in its consumption between 1985 and 1998 at 2.8% is significantly greater than that of iron and steel. The aluminium industry provides an in-depth overview of the international aluminium trade at the turn of the millennium. Its clearly presented information, analysis and statistics bring the industry into sharp focus from extraction and refining to applications, markets, prices and future trends. The aluminium industry is essential reading for:Professionals whose businesses participate in, supply or buy from any part of the aluminium industry