据外报报道,越南铝矿砂(铝矾土)储藏量估计高达60亿—70亿吨。约占全世界总储藏量的16.5％,具有发展成越南未来主要冶金工业的潜力。但迄今铝工业在越南仍处于萌芽阶段,全国尚无制铝厂,每年必须进口4万吨铝,预期至2000年消费需求将达10万吨。 According to reports in the newspaper, Vietnam’s aluminum ore (bauxite) reserves are estimated to be as high as 6 billion to 7 billion tons. About 16.5% of the world’s total reserves have the potential to develop into Vietnam’s future major metallurgical industry. But so far, the aluminum industry is still in its infancy in Vietnam. There is no aluminum production factory in the country. It must import 40,000 tons of aluminum every year. It is expected that consumer demand will reach 100,000 tons by the year 2000.