Ashapura
is a major global player in the field of Bauxite &
Aluminous Laterite. In these products, the Company has
established strong presence in countries such as India,
China, USA, Azerbaijan, France, UAE, and Ukraine.
Bauxite
is a soft, whitish to reddish-brown rock consisting
mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides
along with silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and clay minerals.
Bauxite is a major source of aluminium. Bauxite is a
raw material consisting mainly of alumina-bearing hydroxides,
oxides of iron, silicon and titanium with impurities
of Ca, Mg, Cr, V, P, Ga and other elements. Basic alumina
containing minerals of bauxites are gibbsite Al(OH)3,
Boehmite g-AlO(OH) and Diaspore a-AlO(OH). Besides,
bauxite contain minerals of iron: hematite a-Fe2O3,
goethite a-FeO(OH), silica as quartz a-SiO2 and Kaolinite
Al2[Si2O5](OH)4, Titanium Dioxide as Anatase and Rutile.
Carbonates of Ca & Mg, Sulphur, impurities of organic
substances are also present in smaller quantities in
Bauxite.
The
processing of these bauxites is done at a number of
alumina refineries in the world. Ashapura bauxites can
be processed at a low-temperature autoclave digestion
(145 ºC to 155 ºC). They can be used also
for sweetening stage and for non-autoclave digestion
in agitators (105 ºC).
About
85% of bauxite mined worldwide is used to produce alumina
for refining into Aluminium metal and 15% of bauxite
goes into refractory, chemical, cement, abrasives and
other applications.
Aluminium
is possibly the most versatile product with applications
in almost every industry. Since bauxite is the primary
source for Aluminium it will always be in great demand.
| Advantages
of Ashapura Bauxite |
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Ashapura
bauxite is major of Gibbsitic which requires low
digestion temperature (145 °C -155 °C)
which makes it more economical to process. |
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Ashapura
has huge bauxite mineral resources/reserves in
India and overseas which will be sufficient to
cater to the market demand for several decades. |
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Ashapura
mines are in close proximity to all-weather ports
and this is further complemented by its own fleet
of ships and impeccable logistics. |
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Abundance
of labour force at reasonable cost in comparison
with other parts of the world makes our operation
unique and cost-effective. |
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Our
in-house R&D Centre and Q&A laboratories
conduct Chemical, Mineralogical and Metallurgical
evaluation of the Bauxite to ensure consistency
and meet stringent specifications as desired by
the customers. |
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Access
to the best technologies to produce value added
Bauxite products like Calcined Bauxite, white
fuse Alumina, Brown Fuse Alumina and Alumina. |
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We
have strong dedicated team of professionals working
round the clock with sophisticated laboratories/facilities
to meet the International Standard for Quality,
Management & Environment Management System in
Mining, Processing, Logistics and Export. |
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The location of our
mines is within a radius of 5-120 kms from the port
area which gives competitive edge for infrastructural
networking. The Ports being used are Bedi Port, Dighi
and Sakhri.
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here for Port Facility details.
Application
& Uses of Bauxite |
High quality Ashapura
Bauxite is successfully used for metallurgical grade
alumina production besides applications in the cement
industry, alumina chemical, steel, alum, energy industries,
flame-retardants etc.
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