OUTLOOK OF THE ANODE REQUIREMENT FOR THE WORLD ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN 2015

摘要

Aluminium is a metal with unbroken growth - with 25 million tpa produced in 2002 and a growth rate between 2 to 3 percent, an additional smelter capacity of more than 500'000 tpa is required each year. A shift of classical production locations can be observed from Europe and USA to new locations with sea port access and low energy cost. A shift can also be observed from many small to few large producers with increased current intensities. Soderberg cells are replaced by prebaked anode technology in particular for brownfield expansion. Accordingly an adapted trend for the anode production sites can be observed. Thereby main focus is given to optimize the specific production cost. This document gives an assumption about the worldwide anode requirement up to 2015 by taking into consideration today's situation and changing needs.