Aluminium,

the base metal

FOR the green transition

Discover why the European aluminium industry is vital to realising the Europe’s sustainability and industrial leadership goals.

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A strong, strategic and sustainable value chain – for Europe in Europe

Learn about the use of aluminium in renewable energy generation and storage technologies.

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Aluminium at the heart of renewable energy technologies and climate-neutrality

Read our strategy for reaching our full circularity potential.

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Enabling the circular economy with endlessly recyclable aluminium

Aluminium, Anything but basic!

€

40

B

Annual Turnover (2018)

3

x

Lower carbon footprint of primary production compared to China

1

M

Direct and indirect jobs across the whole value chain

60

Days

for an aluminium can to go from your bin to being recycled into a new can

66000

KG

the amount of aluminium in a Boeing-747 airplane

Focus on

Our Sustainability Agenda

Read all about the aluminium industry’s collective journey to more sustainable production, consumption and recycling.

Our Sustainability Agenda

Our Sustainability Roadmap outlines our commitments to accelerating the green transition.

Our Vision 2050

Our vision for a climate-neutral aluminium value chain by 2050.

Our Vision 2050

Our contribution to the EU’s mid-century low carbon roadmap.

Aluminium in Solar

Did you know aluminium is both an enabler and a consumer of solar power?

Aluminium in Solar

Discover how the aluminium and solar industries can work together to bolster the broad roll-out of solar photovoltaic production in Europe.

Minerals for Climate Action (World Bank)

The report cites the “critical demand” for aluminium, which is used widely for both energy generation and storage technologies.

Minerals for Climate Action (World Bank)

In this report on the mineral intensity of the clean energy transition, the World Bank identifies aluminium as a “high impact, cross-cutting mineral” without substitution options.

News & Events

Inclusion of Aluminium in the Critical Raw Materials Act - Joint Letter

A coalition of raw materials and clean technology producers, defence and aerospace manufacturers call on policymakers to include aluminium in the Strategic Raw Materials list.

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Our views on the Electricity Market Design reform

The Commission’s Electricity Market Design proposal should be improved to ensure access to globally competitive decarbonized electricity, while shielding EU producers from future electricity prices shocks until the proposed long-term solutions have sufficient effect.

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Position paper on the Net Zero Industry Act

Our position paper on the Net Zero Industry Act, a welcome development which nevertheless needs to better reflect the role of strategic raw materials such as aluminium in the manufacturing of net-zero technologies.

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Position paper on the Critical Raw Materials Act

Our position paper on the Critical Raw Materials Act, a long-overdue first step towards acknowledging the need for a full value chain approach in realising Europe’s strategic resilience and sustainable grow.

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Aluminium industry voices support for Critical Raw Materials & Net-Zero Industry Acts but calls for inclusion of aluminium

Our press release welcomes the recent Acts released while urging policymakers to include aluminium in the Critical Raw Materials Act.

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Aluminium: the base metal for the green transition

Europe’s 2030 energy transition will require 4 million tonnes of additional aluminium per year, making it the base metal for the green transition.

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Our recommendations on the EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act

Our position paper highlights why a long-term and effective industrial strategy is key for the EU green transition.

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28th World Aluminium Conference

The 28th World Aluminium Conference will take place on the 16-18 May 2023 at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London.

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Strategic Raw Materials: Europe’s industrial agenda for a sustainable and resilient future

Recording of our roundtable debate on the future of the European raw materials industry organised in partnership with EURACTIV.

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De-industrialisation of Europe or revival with unique creative supports

A joint letter with the steel, ceramics, and fertilizers industries calling for unique and creative support measures to stop Europe's deindustrialisation.

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Our reaction to the draft EU Regulation on emergency energy measures

Our recommendations to EU and national policy makers to amend the draft Regulation to better protect the energy-intensive aluminium industry.

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Energy emergency measures are necessary but not enough to help aluminium industry survive

Our press release in response to the energy emergency measures proposed by the European Commission on 14 October 2022.

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