(8.6% in 1977), production of seminianufactures 25.6% (22% in 1977), finished
products 12M% (9.4% in 1977), and corundum 3% (5.1% in 1977).'~ 
 Hungary maintains trade and technical exchange relations with various countries.
For example, with Hungarian participation, alumina plants have been set up
in India, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Hungary provided technical aid to design
and build an integrated aluminum works in Turkey; performed feasibility studies
for an integrated aluminum industry in Ghana; and prospected for bauxite
and planned mines in several African, Asian, and European countries. The
United States is also considered a large and increasing market and the high
standards of the U.S~ aluminum industry offer the possibility of exchange
of the more efficient technologies and joint ventures. A special group, Aluterv,
was formed by MAT over 20 years ago to handle such foreign operations. 
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the bauxite produced comes from the Bakony mines (Bakony Bauxite Mining Company).
Most of the new output, however, will come from Kincesbanya mines in the
Fejer Count (Fejer County Bauxite Mining Company), which eventually will
become the leading ore producer. The group now includes two producing underground
mines and a third underground mine under development; there is also a small
open pit. 
 The expansion of the annual capacity of the Ajka alumina plant by 80,000
tons was one of the more important Hungarian projects in 1978 and, in 1978;
the expansion was also completed of the Almasfuzito alumina works by 40,000
tons annually, thus reaching an annual capacity of 325,000 tons.2°
According
to the Hungarian development plan, the output of alumina is to increase gradually
to 1 million tons. 
 While Hungary was at the top of the 
European list in bauxite mining, the country's aluminum output amounted to
only 
approximately 1.2% of total European pro- 
 Hungary plans to significantly expand its duction. Thus, there existed a
great disaluminum industry over the next few years, crepancy between raw
material production according to Lajos Dozsa, Director of MAT. and the more
profitable processing of ore. There are plans for a new 100,000-ton-per-
The main reason for this is that Hungarian year smelter. aluminum metallurgy
is not sufficiently up 
 In 1978, two new bauxite mines were put to date; the average age of smelters
is 30 to into operation, the Bito—2 Mine at Kin- 40 years. Bauxite
in 1978 and 1979 was csebanya (Fejer County) and Deak Mine at plentiful and
alumina plants could easily Nyirad (Bakony Hills). When fully opera- keep
up with demand if the smelters had tional, the Bito-2 will mine 500,000 tons
and been sufficiently modernized. Another reaDeak, 450,000 to 660,000 tons,
of bauxite son why Hungarian aluminum industry annually. The Halimba-2 mine
in the Bako- wishes to expand its smelter capacity is the ny Hills is the
largest bauxite mine in existing unprofitable Hungarian-Soviet aluEurope
and in 1978 its capacity stood at minum exchange agreement. 
600,000 tons of ore annually. The Halimba-3 In 1978 and 1979, the production
of semicontinued to be under development in 1979, manufactures was being
expanded at the and is expected to start production in 1981 Szekesfehervar
light Metal Works. Among at 1.2 million tons of ore annually. The other items,
the annual output of rolled bauxite is to be transported from this un- stock
was to be raised by 43,000 tons and the derground mine via an inclined shaft
by output of pressed and extruded items is to belt conveyors. increase by
21,000 tons. The two hot- and 
 Preliminary work has begun in the - two cold-rolling mills at the Szekesfehervar
Nagyegyhaza-Many area to produce both works were built by the U.S.S.R. The
renobrown coal and bauxite. The Nagyegyhaza vation is to cost an estimated
Ft6 billion. In region contains brown coal reserves of addition, Ft240 million
was invested into about 55 million tons, which overlie an the Kobanya light
Metal Works, resulting estimated 10 million tons of bauxite. The in a 6,200
ton annual increase of aluminum bauxite seam varies from 10 to 20 meters
in foil production to be operational soon. 
thickness. Bauxite production should get In 1978, a joint venture agreement
was underway in 1985 at a rate of 500,000 to signed in Budapest with the
U.S. firm 750,000 tons annually. The U.S.S.R. is to Pressure Castings Corporation.
A castings provide equipment for this development, plant is to be built at
Ajka by the United 
 The Hungarian bauxite long-term devel- States and the products are to be
marketed opment program envisages 75% of deposits jointly in the Western
countries. The deto be in production or developed for exploi- signed annual
capacity of the foundry is tation by 1990, on the annual output of 3 to 3,000
tons and it is to become operational in 3.5 million tons of ore. Currently
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