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A report on ‘Alumina Production from Secondary Aluminium Dross‘, presented by Prof. Fengqin Liu and her team from University of Science and Technology Beijing has now been published. A novel large-scale process for producing alumina from secondary aluminium dross has been successfully developed in China, addressing environmental and health concerns ...
The IAI is pleased to publish the final report for the IAI project Guidance on heat-related illness. The document aims to Identify and classify the various approaches to management of heat stress and heat-related illness, including measures that are well-known and documented in the literature as well as practices currently ...
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has launched a new initiative that commits to transparently and publicly track ambition and progress in greenhouse gas reduction of all its member companies. This initiative has already been backed by major aluminium producers as the sector continues to act on reducing its greenhouse gas ...
The global use of aluminium beverage cans is set to increase to 630 billion units by 2030 (from 420 billion units in 2020). Recycling these 630 billion aluminium beverage cans globally would save 60 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Despite the fact that over 70% of aluminium ...
European Aluminium and IAI commissioned German based consulting company MiMITech to evaluate how to remove impurities from contaminated aluminium melts, and find a better understanding of the negative effects of concerned impurities during aluminium production and fabrication. Both removal technologies and neutralisation technologies were investigated for 21 impurities including Copper, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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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