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November 18, 2024

Market Sounding Report: Domestic Utilisation of Australian Scrap Aluminium

Australian Economic Advisory Services (AEAS) was engaged by Australian Aluminium Council (AAC) to provide insight through a market sounding exercise…

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October 29, 2024

Factsheet #1 Australia’s Role in a Global Aluminium Decarbonisation Pathway

Aluminium is a critical enabler of sustainable economic development. It is strong, lightweight and infinitely recyclable. Aluminium use is highly…

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October 29, 2024

Factsheet #2 Australian Bauxite Will Help Meet Global Demand For Aluminium

Australia is the world’s largest producer of bauxite.  We mine more than 100Mt of bauxite a year (about a quarter…

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October 29, 2024

Factsheet #3 Australia Will Help Develop Low Carbon Alumina Refining Technologies For The World

Australia is the world’s second largest producer and largest exporter of alumina. We produce more than 20Mt of alumina a…

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October 29, 2024

Factsheet #4 Australian Aluminium Smelting Provides Baseload Stability in a Decarbonising Grid

Australia produces around 1.5 Mt of aluminium a year, more than 90% of which is exported. Australia’s four aluminium smelters…

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October 29, 2024

Factsheet #5 Decarbonisation of the Australian Electricity Supply

Australia’s grid connected mines, refineries and particularly smelters perform an enabling function in grid stabilisation which helps with increased penetration…

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October 28, 2024

Strengthening Our Aluminium Industry – September 2024

Strengthening Our Aluminium Industry From mine to metal, growing regional Australia for over 65 years AAC Factbook

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October 10, 2024

IAI Factsheet Claim #1 – 75% of All Aluminium Ever Produced Is Still In Use Today

More than 1.6 billion tonnes of primary aluminium has been produced globally. Read the Factsheet

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October 10, 2024

IAI Factsheet Claim #2 – Aluminium Recycling Saves 95% of the Energy Needed for Primary Aluminium Production

In 2019, the primary energy consumption for global primary aluminium production, from mine to cast house, was 186 gigajoules per…

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October 10, 2024

IAI Factsheet Claim #3 – Aluminium Recycling Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Over 90%

As well as aluminium recycling saving 95% of the energy needed for primary aluminium production, the recycling process saves a…

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