BRAZILIAN ALUMINUM - solutions for sustainable living

BRAZILIAN ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING 48 THE INDUSTRY’S ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE The companies in the survey accounted for 97% of the bauxite production in Brazil and ended 2015 with a balance of 9,036 ha of disturbed areas, but not yet rehabilitated, covering mining areas, administrative and operating infrastructure, plus support areas. Throughout the year, nearly 940 ha underwent rehabilitation, thus sustaining the 1:1 ratio between disturbed and rehabilitated areas per year. 5.2 - Energy consumption - 2015 5.2.1 - Total power consumption - GJ Bauxite mining Alumina refining Primary aluminum production Aluminum secondary production Aluminum processing 80,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 Source: The sector’s companies 5.2.2 - Intensity in energy consumption – GJ/ton Bauxite mining Alumina refining Primary aluminum production Aluminum secondary production Aluminum processing 80 60 40 20 0 Source: The sector’s companies