Factsheets

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

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

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

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

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

Aluminium has a vital role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy — as a lightweight metal in...

Australia's keys to competitiveness Trade and Competitiveness 2022  

The Australian Aluminium Council recently completed a project with Deloitte and Coreo to Cast Anew the future for aluminium manufacturing...

Australia's keys to competitiveness Trade and Competitiveness 2021

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

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

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

Australia's Aluminium Industry - 65 years young The Australian aluminium industry began domestic production in 1955 and has contributed significantly...