| Abstract Scope |
The Alumina Technology Roadmap (ATR) approaches its 20th year. With a common agenda, numerous collaborative partnerships were established between producers and research establishments. A challenge to any Roadmap is to ensure the strategy remains relevant and the goals are realistic. Since the first Roadmap, our industry has grown by 2.5 times with 90 % of the growth in China. With these new players, we all are united with the recent and worsening climate change outlook. Also recent tailings failures which were not perceived 20 years ago remain a risk. With progress, we have entered the Industrial 4.0 Revolution which creates new efficiency opportunities. Behavioral safety continues to strengthen our safety culture. This paper summarizes the most recent 2018 ATR update and confirms we are working in the right areas. Engaging with all our global producers and creating compelling entrepreneurial business cases for the critical few initiatives are proposed next steps. |