Material Flow Analysis

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Through the use of MFA models, we are able to better understand the flows of aluminium in commerce (e.g., recycled production, fabrication, and old scrap) and the ways these flows interact.

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IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has published Specifiers’ Guide To IAI’s Carbon Footprint Methodology. The guide is to ensure that declared carbon footprints reflect a ‘real’ and comprehensive footprint of products. In 2021, The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) published Aluminium Carbon Footprint Methodology: Good Practice for Calculation of Primary Aluminium ...

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2023
IAI-Industry&Sustainability
IAI-Lifecycle
IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
IAI-Recycling

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) commissioned DMM Advisory Group to look into the substitution opportunities that exist for aluminium in the construction and infrastructure market. Aluminium is a key material in the construction and infrastructure markets based on its light weight, relative strength, longevity, low maintenance and conductivity. It is the only ...

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2023
IAI-Communities
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IAI-Scenarios&Forecasts

A review of waste management maturity in six countries In 2023, the IAI commissioned Roland Berger to look into the current situation around aluminium can waste management and improvement levers in Australia, Cambodia, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Together, these countries provide representative insights into can usage, ...

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2023
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IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
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IAI-Scenarios&Forecasts

The IAI has published the latest IAI Material Flow Model update. This update highlights the increase of production rates, recyclability and usage of scrap sources over the past 70 years (1950-2021). It also shows a particularly sharp rise in all areas over the past 20 years globally and even more ...

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2023
IAI-Industry&Sustainability
IAI-Lifecycle
IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
IAI-Recycling

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) and European Aluminium commissioned the Institute for Technological Research into Materials, Metallurgy, and Processes (IRT M2P) to conduct a comprehensive market study of secondary casting alloys in Europe. The study analyses the current value chain for aluminium casting alloys in the region, potential future developments ...

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2023
IAI-Lifecycle
IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
IAI-Recycling

This factsheet presents findings from a recent Ball study into the carbon footprint of packaging materials. Ball recently hired leading sustainability consultants Sphera (for USA, Europe and Brazil) and The Energy and Resources Institute (for India) to conduct a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA assessing the environmental performance of single-use ...

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2023
IAI-Lifecycle
IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
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IAI-Scenarios&Forecasts

A new study confirms that an aluminium beverage can placed on the European market generates almost 90% of its added value in Europe. Eunomia Research and Consulting, on behalf of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), have built a material flow model for aluminium cans sold in Europe including raw material ...

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2022
IAI-Lifecycle
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IAI-Scenarios&Forecasts

A new study on the recycling of aluminium building products in China confirms collection rates of 100% for the majority of buildings surveyed and that most aluminium window frames are recycled in closed-loop systems. Professor Wei-Qiang Chen and Dr Wanjun Wang from the Institute of Urban Environment (IUE), Chinese Academy ...

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2022
IAI-Communities
IAI-Lifecycle
IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
IAI-Recycling

A Circularity Case for Aluminium Compared with Glass and Plastic (PET) The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) commissioned research into the recycling of three beverage container materials – aluminium, glass and plastic (polyethylene terephthalate – PET). The findings show that aluminium cans best support a circular economy, and that compared with ...

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2022
IAI-Lifecycle
IAI-MaterialFlowAnalysis
IAI-Recycling
IAI-Scenarios&Forecasts

A compilation of the Monday Stats Post by Marlen Bertram, the IAI’s Director of Scenarios and Forecasts Since February 2021, the IAI started piloting a regular post with unique IAI statistics and insights. This data is compiled by IAI’s Director of Scenarios and Forecasts, Marlen Bertram. The Monday Stats Post ...

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2022
An intricate, spherical metal sculpture composed of intersecting aluminium rods, creating a geometric lattice structure.

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