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MPP and IAI have mapped out a transition strategy for the aluminium industry to decarbonise in the next decade. The Mission Possible Partnership, an alliance of climate leaders focused on supercharging efforts to decarbonize some of the world’s highest-emitting industries, in collaboration with the International Aluminium Institute, has released an ...
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 ...
Evaluation of the economics of PET, aluminium and glass beverage containers in 2021 and the impact of carbon taxes. The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) engaged Wood Mackenzie to evaluate the economics of PET, aluminium and glass beverage containers in 2021 and the impact of carbon taxes. The study considered the ...
As part of the aluminium industry’s waste-not-want-not approach to circularity – the IAI has produced two waste perception factsheets on bauxite residue and spent pot lining. The Bauxite Residue Factsheet is laid out in a simple and clear format to help inform the intended audiences on the importance and availability ...
As part of the aluminium industry’s waste-not-want-not approach to circularity – the IAI has produced two waste perception factsheets on spent pot lining (SPL) and bauxite residue. The Spent Pot Lining Factsheet explains how SPL is produced, its availability and its use – and is presented in a simple and ...
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 ...
This Guidance explores and explains the sustainable management of bauxite residue. Bauxite residue – also known as ‘red mud’ – is produced when extracting alumina from bauxite during the Bayer Process. Approximately 1.2 tonnes of residue is generated per tonne of alumina produced. To manage this residue sustainably, the industry ...
This study, conducted by business intelligence analysts CRU International on behalf of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), details demand across key industrial sectors and regions in a post-Covid economy. Transportation, construction, packaging and the electrical sectors are the four key sectors that will drive demand, accounting for 75% of the ...
This report summarises the main anticipated health effects due to climate change and the associated adaptation measures to reduce impacts. The future effects of climate change on the sector’s sustainability are set to increase in both scope and magnitude. One of the most consequential effects will be the impact of ...
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