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<p>Created page with &quot;Aluminium metal is reactive and does not exist in nature; it is produced from the ore Bauxite via an intermediate compound alumina (aluminium oxide). Alumina is in turn refine...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Aluminium metal is reactive and does not exist in nature; it is produced from the ore Bauxite via an intermediate compound alumina (aluminium oxide). Alumina is in turn refined into aluminium using the Hall–Héroult process (electrolysis) first developed in the 1880&#039;s. Aluminium production is therefore an energy-intensive process, consuming for example approximately 5 percent of electricity generated in the United States.<br /> <br /> Aluminium production &#039;&#039;could&#039;&#039; be an interruptible electricity demand for renewable electricity - if the producer is given sufficient incentive to operate intermittently i.e. by offering the electricity at low cost. Aluminium is an alternative to steel (steel manufacture produces large amounts of CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;) and could displace steel use in sectors like<br /> * Food packaging (canning)<br /> * Automotive<br /> * Construction<br /> <br /> [https://www.aluminum.org/industries/production/primary-production Aluminium Association]</div>

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