02 NOVEMBER 2011China Aluminium Network
Aluminum industry improves sustainability
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A study released by the Aluminum Association documents across-the-board sustainability improvements in the North American aluminum industry. Among the findings of the report, “Aluminum: The Element of Sustainability,” are that, since 1991:
Primary energy demand associated with secondary aluminum production has been reduced 58 percent;
Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions associated with secondary aluminum production have been reduced 65 percent.
Recycling aluminum – which uses only 5 percent of the energy and generates only 5 percent of the emissions associated with primary aluminum production – further compounds the metal’s sustainability dividends.
According to the report, in 2009, the recycling of aluminum offset approximately 88 percent of major resource use associated with primary aluminum production.
Primary energy demand associated with secondary aluminum production has been reduced 58 percent;
Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions associated with secondary aluminum production have been reduced 65 percent.
Recycling aluminum – which uses only 5 percent of the energy and generates only 5 percent of the emissions associated with primary aluminum production – further compounds the metal’s sustainability dividends.
According to the report, in 2009, the recycling of aluminum offset approximately 88 percent of major resource use associated with primary aluminum production.
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