Aluminum Association study displays improved sustainability over past 20 years

by Jonathan McGaha | 12 September 2011 12:00 am

study released by the Aluminum Association documents across-the-board sustainability improvements in the North American aluminum industry over the past 20 years.

Among the findings of the report, “Aluminum: The Element of Sustainability,” are that, since 1991:

• Primary energy demand associated with primary aluminum production has been reduced 17 percent;
• Primary energy demand associated with secondary aluminum production has been reduced 58 percent;
• Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions associated with primary aluminum production have been reduced 72 percent;
• Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions associated with secondary aluminum production have been reduced 65 percent.

The report also quantifies aluminum’s sustainability contributions during the product and end-of-life phases. The full report can be downloaded at www.aluminum.org/SustainabilityReport[1].

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