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Minerals such as bauxite, alumina and zircon sand are sourced outside the Group. They are fused in electric-arc furnaces and then processed into the following main product families:

fused aluminum oxide grains, also known as corundum, are produced by fusing alumina or calcined bauxite and sold either in macro or micro grains (> or < 70 microns) as an abrasive or refractory mineral due to its superior hardness, mechanical strength and thermal stability;

tabular alumina;

fused zirconia, sold in sized grains or very fine powders (less than 1 micron), has an excellent thermal shock resistance and is largely used in pigments, refractories, zirconium metal and abrasives industries;

zircon sand, milled and processed into flour and opacifiers for the ceramic industry;

zirconium chemicals, only produced in China through a complex chemical process;