STATISTICS

Bauxite

 
Unit: 1000 tons
Composition 2019 2020
Supply
32,239.6 33,330.5
Production
 31,937.9 32,897.8
■ Alcoa Alumínio S.A.
7,444.7 7,421.6
● Poços de Caldas (MG)
548.7 359.0
● Juruti (PA)
6,896.0 7,062.6
■ Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio
            Poços de Caldas, Miraí, Itamarati (MG) e Barro Alto (GO)
   
2,114.9		   
1,749.1
■ MRN – Mineração Rio do Norte S.A.
            Oriximiná e Terra Santa (PA)
  
12,173.1		   
12,289.8
■ Norsk Hydro Brasil Ltda
            Mineração Paragominas S.A. (Paragominas PA)
   
7,360.2		   
8,640.2
■ Others (1)
 2,845.0 2,797.1
Imports
 301.7 432.7
Domestic Consumption
 26,744.3 29,644.7
■ Metallic uses
 24,681.3 27,931.4
■ Other uses
 2,063.0 1,713.3
Exports
 7,105.2 4,525.1

Sources:
Infomation from the companies in the industry.
SISCOMEX – Integrated Foreign Trade System – SECEX/MDIC.

Notes:
Bauxite production data meet the "wet base" . In 2020, the average moisture content was about 12%.
(1) – The item "Others" in bauxite production includes data from companies that produces non metallic uses bauxite.
It is not considered in the balance inventories change.