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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 ...
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 ...
These Guidelines build on the 2018 First Edition and set out good practices for sustainable bauxite mining operations. The aluminium industry’s objective is a long-term, sustainable bauxite mining industry with acceptably low social and environmental impacts during operation and post-closure. Sustainable bauxite mining is not a “one-size fits all” prescriptive ...
The 2021 Fraunhofer study, initiated by the Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) and co-funded by the IAI, looks at the benefit of advanced recycling technology for the recovery of aluminium and polymers from sorted aluminium packaging fractions. This recycling study demonstrates both the technical and economic feasibility of the ...
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