Aughinish Alumina

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Aughinish Alumina is an alumina refinery situated on the Shannon Estuary in Aughinish, County Limerick, Ireland. It is the largest alumina refinery in Europe, and is owned by Rusal, a Russian aluminium company headquartered in Moscow. The plant imports bauxite by sea, refines it into alumina using the Bayer process, stores resulting waste in an on-site disposal area, and exports the finished alumina by ship for use in aluminium production. By the end of 2024, about 460 people were employed at the plant. The refinery has been the centre of several controversies, including for environmental concerns since at least the 1980s, and the continued export of alumina to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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