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The reduction of the weight of transport vehicles is one way to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. This study commissioned by the IAI and supported by European Aluminium addresses the current political targets and societal voices’ call for a substantial reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from ...
Towards Sustainable Cities is a research programme, quantifying the in-use benefits of aluminium in architecture and the built environment. Aluminium: Flexible and Light is the fourth report in the Towards Sustainable Cities series. It takes an in-depth look at the light quality of aluminium which may appear to be less ...
This study assesses the water footprint of hydropower plants with a significant contribution to the electricity supply of aluminium smelters. After agriculture, hydropower is considered to be the next largest water-consuming sector, largely due to evaporation (EV) from the reservoir surface. This study looks at the water footprint of hydropower ...
Towards Sustainable Cities is a research programme, quantifying the in-use benefits of aluminium in architecture and the built environment. The third report in the Towards Sustainable Cities series looks at life cycle thinking. Life cycle thinking challenges architects, engineers and contractors to be mindful of the life history of any ...
Bauxite residue is one of the largest industrial by-products in modern society and managing such wastes poses a global challenge to the industry. This study elaborates on the aluminium industry’s objective to ensure bauxite residue management is based on global best practice, providing safe storage and achieving acceptable low social ...
Reducing the weight of transportation vehicles is an important method of improving fuel efficiency – reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The 20 million tonnes of aluminium used in transport today could save 400 million tonnes CO2 and over 100 billion litres of crude oil over the vehicles’ life. ...
The Towards Sustainable Cities research programme quantifies the in-use benefits of aluminium in architecture and the built environment. Aluminium is almost infinitely recyclable and this is well understood. This research identifies that aluminium-based projects dating back to 1950 that have been disassembled have all been recycled. 1950 is the first ...
The first publication in the Towards Sustainable Cities research programme, which quantifies the in-use benefits of aluminium in architecture and the built environment. The durability of aluminium is probably one of the most important qualities of this metal when used to form architecture and infrastructure. This book charts over 100 ...
Creating a ‘common voice’ for the metals industry on life cycle methodologies when engaging with various stakeholders. This initiative was launched to review the current methodology used within the metals and mining industry for life cycle inventory (LCI) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of metals and metal products. This new ...
Explore the International Aluminium Institute’s repository to learn more about how the aluminium industry promotes understanding of its activities, demonstrates responsible production, and showcases the sustainability and recycling benefits of aluminium.
