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The aluminium industry is entering a period in which recycled metal is expected to play a larger role in meeting future demand. Aluminium can remain in use for decades across buildings, vehicles, packaging, transport and industrial equipment, creating a...

The growth of aluminium recycling is creating a larger network of material flows between consumers, collection systems, recyclers, remelters and manufacturers. Aluminium products can remain in use for many years before returning to the recycling stream, meaning the availability...

Aluminium demand is increasingly being shaped by sectors that require processed and semi-finished products rather than primary metal alone. Transportation, construction, electrical applications and packaging are creating demand for products such as sheet, plate, extrusions, foil and other specialised...

Primary aluminium production depends on a network of materials and energy inputs that must remain available for smelters to operate continuously. While alumina and electricity receive much of the attention, smelting also requires aluminium fluoride, carbon anodes and other...

Primary aluminium production remains highly dependent on energy-intensive electrolysis. The Hall-Héroult process requires substantial electricity to separate aluminium from alumina, making energy consumption an important factor in production costs as well as the environmental performance of the metal. As...

The aluminium industry is placing greater emphasis on reducing emissions from production, but lower carbon intensity is becoming only one part of the challenge. As buyers, regulators and downstream manufacturers increasingly seek evidence about the environmental characteristics of aluminium,...

Mining automation is increasingly moving beyond individual autonomous machines toward systems in which multiple vehicles and production assets can operate as part of a coordinated fleet. Autonomous haul trucks can already perform defined tasks with limited direct intervention, but...