Factsheets

August 7, 2023 / Factsheets

Strengthening Our Aluminium Industry – August 2023

Strengthening Our Aluminium Industry From mine to metal, growing regional Australia for over 65 years AAC Factbook
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August 3, 2023 / Factsheets

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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August 3, 2023 / Factsheets

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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August 3, 2023 / Factsheets

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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August 3, 2023 / Factsheets

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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August 3, 2023 / Factsheets

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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August 3, 2023 / Case Studies, Factsheets

Rio Tinto Brief on Decarbonising Australian Alumina Refineries

Aluminium has a vital role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy — as a lightweight metal in...
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April 4, 2023 / Factsheets, News

Australia’s Aluminium Industry Trade and Competitiveness 2022

Australia's keys to competitiveness Trade and Competitiveness 2022  
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November 24, 2022 / Case Studies, Factsheets, News, Publications

AAC, Deloitte and Coreo Cast Anew Project

The Australian Aluminium Council recently completed a project with Deloitte and Coreo to Cast Anew the future for aluminium manufacturing...
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September 15, 2022 / Factsheets

Australia’s Aluminium Industry Trade and Competitiveness 2021

Australia's keys to competitiveness Trade and Competitiveness 2021
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September 6, 2022 / Factsheets

IAI Factsheet on Spent Pot Lining

As part of the aluminium industry’s waste-not-want-not approach to circularity – the IAI has produced a waste perception factsheet on...
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September 6, 2022 / Factsheets

IAI Factsheet on Bauxite Residue

As part of the aluminium industry’s waste-not-want-not approach to circularity – the IAI has produced a waste perception factsheet on...
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July 19, 2022 / Factsheets

Aluminium, A Climate Smart Future Metal

Aluminium, A Climate Smart Future Metal Primary aluminium is made from an ore called bauxite, which is refined to make...
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July 19, 2022 / Factsheets

Australia’s Aluminium Industry – 65 years young

Australia's Aluminium Industry - 65 years young The Australian aluminium industry began domestic production in 1955 and has contributed significantly...
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March 17, 2022 / Factsheets

A Circularity Case for Aluminium Compared with Glass and Plastic

The International Aluminium Institute has analysed the circularity of three beverage materials – aluminium, glass and plastic (polyethylene terephthalate: PET)....
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