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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 ...
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 ...
IAI models 1.5-degree decarbonisation scenario in a bid to drive greater emissions reductions This scenario will guide and inform what industry does – much is currently happening. The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has modelled a 1.5 Degree Scenario to guide its member’s efforts to meet global climate goals. The modelling ...
This factsheet looks at key statistics in the areas of mining, refining, smelting, and recycling. It compares 2018 figures with the greenhouse gas budget assigned to the aluminium sector under B2DS by 2050. The International Aluminium Institute recently released the aluminium sector’s decarbonisation dataset in line with the International Energy ...
The aluminium industry identifies three areas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report, Aluminium Sector Greenhouse Gas Pathways to 2050, sets out three credible and realistic approaches to emissions reductions for the aluminium industry, in line with the International Energy Agency’s Beyond 2 Degree Scenario. The pathways are based on ...
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