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What is aluminum foil made of?

Aluminum foil takes aluminum directly. Trace them back and you pass 5 made things on the way to 6 raw materials.

How aluminum foil is made See it on the map

What goes straight in

Aluminumat Cast a thick sheet

From the ground: 6 raw materials

Crude oil through aluminum
Coal through aluminum
Bauxite through aluminum, alumina
Water through aluminum, alumina
Rock salt through aluminum, alumina, caustic soda
Limestone through aluminum, alumina, quicklime

Made along the way: 4 things

Metals 1

Chemicals and fuels 3

Petroleum coke Caustic soda Quicklime