Alumina production costs mainly include raw materials, fuel and power, wages and accessories, manufacturing costs, management, marketing, etc. Among them, the bauxite and fuel and power consumption accounted for very large percentage, about the total cost of 60%~70.
Direct energy consumption in process of the production mainly includes electricity, steam, roasting gas, the roughly proportional as: power consumption accounts for 16~19%, steam for 46~53%, roasting gas for 27~36%.