FACTBOX-Major aluminium smelter projects

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The aluminium market is in vast over-supply but companies are queueing up to bring new, big projects on stream through to the middle of the decade.

Analysts say more projects need to be firmed up soon to avert supply shortages around the middle of the decade.

Below details some of the new plants which have just started up or are planned during the period.

In addition, there are expansions at existing operations and a number of new projects either proposed or underway in top producer China.

This year alone China's aluminium smelter capacity is expected to rise to around 22 million tonnes per year from about 20 million tonnes in 2009, according to state-backed research group Antaike.

Country       Smelter         Company                    Capacity     When    

                                                                                    ('000 tpy) 

Abu Dhabi     EMAL*         DUBAL/Mub-              700            Dec'09 

                                              adala

Greenland     Maniitsoq     Alcoa                         350                    - 

Iceland          Helguvik**    Century                      360               2012 

India              Korba           BALCO                     325            Q4 2011 

India              Jharsuguda II Vedanta                   1,125         Q1 2011 

India              Orissa            NALCO                    500               ? 

Malaysia      Sarawak       Rio Tinto                       720                - 

Malaysia      Sarawak       State Grid                         -                 - 

                                         Corp of China 

Oman           Sohar***       Rio Tinto                    325                  - 

                     Phase II       Oman Oil etc 

Paraguay      na                Rio Tinto                    480             2016 

Qatar            Qatalum       Norsk Hydro/                          585        ends-’09 

                                         Qatar Petroleum    

Saudi Arabia Ras Azzour   Alcoa/                        740           2013 

                                           Ma'aden   

Saudi Arabia  Sino-Saudi   Chalco/                      1,000         2013 

                           Jazan      Saudi Consortium 

Trinidad &          La Brea     Alutrint/                        125           - 

Tobago                                Votorantim

*First phase. Increase to 1.4 mln tpy expected to be completed by 2013/14.

**First metal in 2012. To come on stream in four 90,000 tpy phases.

***Currently on hold.

Source: Reuters

(Compiled by Karen Norton; additional reporting by Polly Yam in Hong Kong and Amena Bakr in Dubai)