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This table represents the UK aluminium indusry production exports and imports for the last 10 years.

All numbers are x '000


Production Statistics


 

Ingot Production

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Primary Smelters 258.4 269.7 305.1 340.8 344.3 342.7 359.6 368.2 360.3  364.6
Secondary Production
Predominately from Old Scrap
274.8 285.3 237.7 248.6 207.2 206.5 186.7 134.4 204.2  193.9
Wrought Remelt Production
Predominately using Recycled Scrap from Fabrication      
583.5 596.2 567.0 585.3 565.1 580.0 599.1 602.2 590.5 453.1 

Wrought and Cast Despatches

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Bar, section and tube
(excluding forging bar)                                                     
168.0 181.7 184.7 177.1 168.3* 158.7* 157.0* 140.9* 138.1* 120.8*
Plate, sheet strip and circles 352.5 349.7 419.1 384.8 312.2

274.3

267.3 274.2

325.4

 291.0
Castings* 148.0 137.3 134.9 129.0 126.9

127.5

139.7 103.0 158.6 140.0 

Exports

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Primary Ingot 68.7 233.6 347.7 203.4 214.7 244.3 305.1 364.4 309.6  250.6
Secondary Ingot 156.6 143.1 84.2 59.9 35.7 26.9 30.8 32.3 40.6  47.5
Extruded Products 59.7 47.5 25.5 20.6 15.3 14.2 15.8 15.9 65.6  89.6
Rolled Products                                                                160.1 166.6 222.9 198.3 208.8 193.9 192.2 285.4 288.7 286.6

Imports

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Primary Ingot 468.9 444.0 277.0 313.3 353.2 274.6 221.5 189.3 281.5 278.8
Secondary Ingot 26.2 17.8 23.5 33.6 17.9 20.2 12.7 11.5 12.7  16.5
Extruded Products 62.3 70.0 72.0 72.5 76.1 82.0 90.3 95.1 120.3 144.6
Rolled Products                                                                245.1 296.1 334.0 332.3 361.5 438.5 331.8 329.2 371.2 383.9

Notes:
* Estimated data, allowing for non-reporting companies

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