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Our Environmental Profile Reports 2022 & 2024

Our Environmental Profile Reports provide data on the aluminium industry’s environmental performance for its key process steps across the entire value chain.
8 Nov 2024

The role of windows in the renovation wave to achieve the EU's climate targets

In this article, we present the key findings of a comprehensive literature study conducted by the esteemed Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IPB. With a holistic approach, this renowned institute has delved into the crucial role of window replacement in enhancing the energy efficiency of existing buildings.
23 Feb 2024

Financial Innovation in the Aluminium Industry: A Corpay Case Study

Facing foreign exchange risks due to substantial US revenues, Aluminium Duffel collaborated with Corpay to reduce these risks. Corpay's tailored strategy achieved a 20% reduction in exposure, showcasing their financial risk management expertise.
12 Jan 2024

Net-Zero by 2050: Science-based Decarbonisation Pathways for the European Aluminium Industry

European Aluminium's report offers a comprehensive, realistic framework for achieving net-zero emissions across the entire aluminium value chain, from primary production and semi-fabrication to recycling.
14 Nov 2023

The EU’s NZIA: 3 quick fixes for re-shoring European sustainable production

Lea Margot Malfrait discusses enhancing NZIA by ensuring it support the entire clean technologies value chain, streamlining criteria, and emphasising social sustainability in EU manufacturing.
21 Sep 2023

Where the heat is on: Safety with optimised personal protective equipment

Occupational health and safety at workplaces exposed to heat in aluminum industry
7 Aug 2023

"Habemus CBAM”, but what now? Implementation challenges & short-term impacts

Emanuele Manigrassi discusses the implementation challenges and short-term impacts CBAM will have on the European aluminium industry
17 May 2023

Revving Up Recycling: Our expectations for the future of end-of-life vehicle treatment in Europe

Patrik Ragnarsson and Benedetta Nucci discuss the growing importance of aluminium recycling in end-of-life vehicles and the need for revising the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive. They highlight the potential positive contributions of the revision and the urgency for its implementation.
24 Mar 2023

The revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive must speed up innovation – not hamper it

Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs – Environment & Compliance, Eva Tormo, on the link between innovation and the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive.
1 Mar 2023

The Critical Raw Materials Act: our pathway out of Europe’s looming deindustralisation?

Paul Voss outlines the key success factors to ensure that the EU’s upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act prevents Europe’s looming deindustralisation. 
7 Dec 2022

Strategic: the new critical in shaping the raw materials strategy

Europe’s upcoming raw materials act comes at a time when Europe must act fast if it wants to preserve its domestic aluminium value chain.We need to rethink what makes a critical raw material.
15 Nov 2022

Our Sustainability Agenda

Read about our industry's collective sustainability ambitions and achievements.
10 Nov 2022

Enabling the circular economy with aluminium

Learn more about our strategy for unleashing aluminium's full circularity potential.
7 Nov 2022

Our Vision 2050 for the aluminium industry

Our contribution to the EU's mid-century low carbon roadmap.
24 Oct 2022

Green Deal can't deliver without a strong raw materials industry

Bernd Schäfer, CEO of EIT RawMaterials, highlights the need for an overarching strategy and urgent action to secure the future of Europe’s strategic raw materials sector.
4 Oct 2022

Affordable, green energy is the lifeblood of our industry

European Aluminium's Paul Voss draws on his extensive experience in the European energy sector to answer questions about the impact the energy crisis on the European aluminium industry.
30 Sep 2022

Aluminium Automotive Manual

The Aluminium Automotive Manual provides technical information on aluminium automotive applications in eight major categories.
15 Sep 2022

Collection of aluminium building products at their end-of-life

To raise awareness of the excellent recycling properties of aluminium and the extent of its scrap potential in the building sector, we conducted studies on the collection of aluminium from buildings in Europe.
15 Nov 2022

Our Environmental Profile Reports 2022 & 2024

Our Environmental Profile Reports provide data on the aluminium industry’s environmental performance for its key process steps across the entire value chain.
8 Nov 2024

The role of windows in the renovation wave to achieve the EU's climate targets

In this article, we present the key findings of a comprehensive literature study conducted by the esteemed Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IPB. With a holistic approach, this renowned institute has delved into the crucial role of window replacement in enhancing the energy efficiency of existing buildings.
23 Feb 2024

Financial Innovation in the Aluminium Industry: A Corpay Case Study

Facing foreign exchange risks due to substantial US revenues, Aluminium Duffel collaborated with Corpay to reduce these risks. Corpay's tailored strategy achieved a 20% reduction in exposure, showcasing their financial risk management expertise.
12 Jan 2024

Net-Zero by 2050: Science-based Decarbonisation Pathways for the European Aluminium Industry

European Aluminium's report offers a comprehensive, realistic framework for achieving net-zero emissions across the entire aluminium value chain, from primary production and semi-fabrication to recycling.
14 Nov 2023

The EU’s NZIA: 3 quick fixes for re-shoring European sustainable production

Lea Margot Malfrait discusses enhancing NZIA by ensuring it support the entire clean technologies value chain, streamlining criteria, and emphasising social sustainability in EU manufacturing.
21 Sep 2023

Where the heat is on: Safety with optimised personal protective equipment

Occupational health and safety at workplaces exposed to heat in aluminum industry
7 Aug 2023

"Habemus CBAM”, but what now? Implementation challenges & short-term impacts

Emanuele Manigrassi discusses the implementation challenges and short-term impacts CBAM will have on the European aluminium industry
17 May 2023

Revving Up Recycling: Our expectations for the future of end-of-life vehicle treatment in Europe

Patrik Ragnarsson and Benedetta Nucci discuss the growing importance of aluminium recycling in end-of-life vehicles and the need for revising the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive. They highlight the potential positive contributions of the revision and the urgency for its implementation.
24 Mar 2023

The revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive must speed up innovation – not hamper it

Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs – Environment & Compliance, Eva Tormo, on the link between innovation and the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive.
1 Mar 2023

The Critical Raw Materials Act: our pathway out of Europe’s looming deindustralisation?

Paul Voss outlines the key success factors to ensure that the EU’s upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act prevents Europe’s looming deindustralisation. 
7 Dec 2022

Strategic: the new critical in shaping the raw materials strategy

Europe’s upcoming raw materials act comes at a time when Europe must act fast if it wants to preserve its domestic aluminium value chain.We need to rethink what makes a critical raw material.
15 Nov 2022

Our Sustainability Agenda

Read about our industry's collective sustainability ambitions and achievements.
10 Nov 2022

Enabling the circular economy with aluminium

Learn more about our strategy for unleashing aluminium's full circularity potential.
7 Nov 2022

Our Vision 2050 for the aluminium industry

Our contribution to the EU's mid-century low carbon roadmap.
24 Oct 2022

Green Deal can't deliver without a strong raw materials industry

Bernd Schäfer, CEO of EIT RawMaterials, highlights the need for an overarching strategy and urgent action to secure the future of Europe’s strategic raw materials sector.
4 Oct 2022

Affordable, green energy is the lifeblood of our industry

European Aluminium's Paul Voss draws on his extensive experience in the European energy sector to answer questions about the impact the energy crisis on the European aluminium industry.
30 Sep 2022

Aluminium Automotive Manual

The Aluminium Automotive Manual provides technical information on aluminium automotive applications in eight major categories.
15 Sep 2022

Collection of aluminium building products at their end-of-life

To raise awareness of the excellent recycling properties of aluminium and the extent of its scrap potential in the building sector, we conducted studies on the collection of aluminium from buildings in Europe.
15 Nov 2022