This flowchart illustrates the comprehensive aluminum supply chain, from raw material extraction to end-user applications and recycling processes. The journey begins with bauxite mining and processing, followed by alumina production and primary aluminum smelting. The material then moves through various semi-fabrication processes including rolling mills, extrusion plants, and wire/rod production.

flowchart TD
    %% Raw Materials and Mining
    A["Bauxite Mining"] --> B["Bauxite Processing"]
    B --> C["Alumina Production"]
    
    %% Primary Production
    C --> D["Primary Aluminum Smelting"]
    D --> E["Ingot Casting"]
    
    %% Semi-Fabrication
    E --> F["Rolling Mills"]
    E --> G["Extrusion Plants"]
    E --> H["Wire/Rod Production"]
    
    %% Product Manufacturing
    F --> I["Sheet/Plate Products"]
    G --> J["Profiles/Tubes"]
    H --> K["Electrical Components"]
    
    %% Distribution
    I --> L["Distributors/Warehouses"]
    J --> L
    K --> L
    
    %% End Users
    L --> M["Automotive Industry"]
    L --> N["Construction Sector"]
    L --> O["Packaging Industry"]
    L --> P["Aerospace Sector"]
    L --> Q["Consumer Goods"]
    
    %% Recycling Loop
    R["Scrap Collection"] --> S["Recycling Centers"]
    S --> D
    M --> R
    N --> R
    O --> R
    P --> R
    Q --> R

These semi-finished products are transformed into specific components like sheets, plates, profiles, tubes, and electrical components before reaching distributors and warehouses. From there, the aluminum products are distributed to five major end-user sectors: automotive, construction, packaging, aerospace, and consumer goods.

Importantly, the flowchart also demonstrates the circular nature of aluminum production by showing how these end-user sectors feed into a recycling loop, where scrap collection and recycling centers process used aluminum to be reintegrated into the primary smelting process, highlighting the material's sustainable and recyclable properties.

Supply Chain Map In JSON Format

flowchart TD
    %% Raw Materials and Mining
    A["Bauxite Mining"] --> B["Bauxite Processing"]
    B --> C["Alumina Production"]
    
    %% Primary Production
    C --> D["Primary Aluminum Smelting"]
    D --> E["Ingot Casting"]
    
    %% Semi-Fabrication
    E --> F["Rolling Mills"]
    E --> G["Extrusion Plants"]
    E --> H["Wire/Rod Production"]
    
    %% Product Manufacturing
    F --> I["Sheet/Plate Products"]
    G --> J["Profiles/Tubes"]
    H --> K["Electrical Components"]
    
    %% Distribution
    I --> L["Distributors/Warehouses"]
    J --> L
    K --> L
    
    %% End Users
    L --> M["Automotive Industry"]
    L --> N["Construction Sector"]
    L --> O["Packaging Industry"]
    L --> P["Aerospace Sector"]
    L --> Q["Consumer Goods"]
    
    %% Recycling Loop
    R["Scrap Collection"] --> S["Recycling Centers"]
    S --> D
    M --> R
    N --> R
    O --> R
    P --> R
    Q --> R