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Bauxite actually refers to the general term for ores that can be used in industry, with gibbsite, boehmite or diaspore as the main minerals. Its application fields have two aspects of metal and non-metal. Bauxite is the best raw material for the production of aluminum metal, and it is also the most important application field. Its consumption accounts for more than 90% of the world’s total bauxite output.

What is bauxite?

Bauxite is a clay mineral used as the main raw material for aluminum production. It is formed as a residual product over millions of years by chemical weathering of rocks containing aluminum silicates. It was first discovered in France in 1821, and has since been found in many locations around the world. Ruiqifeng has built a solid relationship with Guangxi Branch of CHALCO, whom is the China’s largest producer of alumina, primary aluminum and aluminum processed products.

Where is the Bauxite used?

The non-metallic uses of bauxite are mainly as raw materials for refractory materials, abrasive materials, chemicals and high alumina cement. Although the proportion of bauxite used in non-metallic aspects is small, it has a wide range of uses. For example: in terms of chemical products, sulfate, trihydrate and aluminum chloride can be used in papermaking, water purification, ceramics and petroleum refining; activated alumina can be used as a catalyst, catalyst carrier and catalyst in the chemical, oil refining and pharmaceutical industries. Decolorization, dehydration, degassing, deacidification, drying and other physical adsorbents.

Metal aluminum is the second most important metal in the world, after steel. In 1995, the world’s per capita consumption reached 3.29kg. Due to its small specific gravity, good electrical and thermal conductivity, easy machining and many other excellent properties, aluminum is widely used in various sectors of the national economy. At present, the world’s largest aluminum consumption is in the construction, transportation and packaging sectors, accounting for more than 60% of the total aluminum consumption. Aluminum is an indispensable raw material for the electrical industry, aircraft manufacturing industry, machinery industry and civil appliances.

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