Global Alumina Corporation engages in the development, construction, and operation of an alumina refinery in the Sangaredi region of Guinea. It owns a bauxite mine covering 690 square kilometers in the Prefecture of Bok in the north-western sector of Guinea. The company was formerly known as Global Alumina Products Corporation and changed its name to Global Alumina Corporation in April 2005. Global Alumina Corporation is headquartered in New York, New York.