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China gains in aluminum field
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China uses clumsy and expensive methods to extract the raw material for aluminum in underground mines, Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld said Wednesday.
Yet the Asian nation manages to produce about 40 percent of the world's aluminum and plans to produce more by mining from the surface, a more efficient method.
Kleinfeld, a regular visitor to China, said it also consumes about 40 percent of the world's aluminum.
Kleinfeld said China's method of extracting bauxite, aluminum's raw material, is through underground mining, which is an unsustainable method.
China's new five-year plan includes mining bauxite from the surface, then reclaiming the land, which is a more efficient and sustainable method, he said.
Yet the Asian nation manages to produce about 40 percent of the world's aluminum and plans to produce more by mining from the surface, a more efficient method.
Kleinfeld, a regular visitor to China, said it also consumes about 40 percent of the world's aluminum.
Kleinfeld said China's method of extracting bauxite, aluminum's raw material, is through underground mining, which is an unsustainable method.
China's new five-year plan includes mining bauxite from the surface, then reclaiming the land, which is a more efficient and sustainable method, he said.
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