The document discusses aluminum production and trade. The top aluminum producing countries are China, Russia, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Aluminum is produced from bauxite ore and is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust. The largest aluminum importing countries are the United States, European Union, China, Germany, and Japan. New Zealand exports aluminum and aluminum waste and scrap. In the most recent financial year, New Zealand exported around $1 billion worth of aluminum.

1. Aluminum

2. Which countries are major Producers of the Aluminum? This is a list of countries by aluminum production in 2006 mostly based on Altech accessed in September 2007. Aluminum production (tonnes) 5,896,000 4,102,000 3,493,000 3,117,000 1,945,000 Country China Russia United States Canada Australia Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. Which countries need to import the Aluminum? This is a list of countries by imports , based on the World Trade Organization and The World Factbook . For comparison purposes, some non-sovereign entities are included in this list, but only sovereign territories are ranked. Date of information 2010 2007 2010 2010 2010 Imports $ 1,903,000,000,000 $ 1,690,000,000,000 $ 1,307,000,000,000 $ 1,120,000,000,000 $ 636,800,000,000 Country United States European Union China Germany Japan Rank 1. 2. 3. 4.

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