price of aluminum. Today - the current stock value
the price of aluminum today online. The cost is presented in us dollars for one ton (1 ton = 1000 kg.
Aluminum is a light metal and plastic white-silvery colour, in normal conditions are not subject to corrosion, as is covered with a hard and thin oxide film, which means it does not react chemically with the typical air (oxygen, water, acetic acid).
Thanks to its the properties of the metal is widely used in many modern industries: is used as a structural material in construction and automobile industry (production of cars on the basis of aluminium reduces the overall power consumption), as well as for the manufacture of building materials; used in the the production of the dishes and the foil in the food industry; is extremely useful in the oil and gas industries, as well as in the electric power industry.
The main disadvantage of aluminium is his little strength, so to eliminate the disadvantages of his raft with a more solid metal, brass.
The first aluminium was produced by the Danish physicist far in 1825. And in 1854 was first invented the system of industrial production of the metal.
the price of aluminum today affects the dynamics of the prices of shares of the companies, whose activity is closely connected with the production, processing and sale of winged metal. In the world a great many of such corporations, but the largest of them are the following six companies, the production of which accounts for more than 40% of world production of aluminium.
The largest companies-manufacturers
1. RUSAL (Russian aluminum) - is the leader of world aluminium industry, took a share of 12.5%.
2. China company Chalco is the share of 11.6% of world production.
3. Australian-British giant Rio Tinto Alcan - takes 11.6% of the global production of aluminium.
4. American Alcoa - produces 11% of white metal in the world.
5. Norsk Hydro - share of 4.3%.
6. Australian-British Corporation BHP Billiton - the percentage of the presence of 3.7%.
As the mining and metal production - it is quite power-consuming process, the price of aluminum today closely linked to the cost of electricity and to reduce the costs of production of the majority of the Verkhne-integrated companies, in addition to mining activities, develop its own electric power.
