China wants to become self-sufficient in aluminum and may have found a way

Article on Formiche

IB2 is featured in an Italian media outlet, Formiche, to highlight its technology and how it transforms high-silica bauxite into high-quality aluminum. Given the current challenges, Beijing aims to strengthen its industrial and military independence by using its own bauxite resources, thus improving the resilience and security of its supply chain by 2027.

Excerpt from the article translated from Italian:

“A plant in Shanxi will be the first to use revolutionary French technology to refine low-quality bauxite, abundant in China but previously unusable. The project promises to make Beijing more independent and capable of supporting its ambitious industrial and military projects.

In the supply chain for industrial and military equipment (but also for other civilian industries, such as automotive and construction), aluminum is a material of fundamental importance and widespread use, particularly in alloys (for example, with copper, lithium, or zinc and magnesium). Advantageous properties such as low density, high strength, excellent machinability, corrosion resistance, and light weight make it ideal for the production of various weapons systems, from ammunition and infantry weapons to armored vehicles and personnel carriers, as well as components for military aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft.”

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