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Report on the Aluminium Industry’s Global Perfluorocarbon Gases Emissions.
Published annually by the International Aluminium Institute – the anode effect report with 2019 data is now available.
The report shows a 40% global decrease in PFC emissions (CO2e) per tonne of production since 2006 and a 90% reduction since 1990. The global PFC emission intensity has remained stable since 2009.
In 2022, the IAI published Guidelines on Transparency that state that when reporting the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of products that contain scrap there should be full transparency on the methodology used for the carbon footprint calculation. This reference document, summarising three potential approaches, should serve aluminium producers to disclose the methodology they ...
IAI’s latest factsheet, “Can-to-Can Recycling: Performance, Potential and Pathways”, explores how aluminium beverage cans outperform other beverage containers in circularity, and what steps are needed to achieve full closed-loop recycling. Our report highlights how smart alloy design, clean recycling streams and better infrastructure can prevent material loss – turning aluminium ...
Aluminium’s power is in its versatility. From transforming transport and shaping smart cities to offering infinite recyclability, discover everything there is to know about this resourceful metal.
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