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A PATHWAY TO A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

Building a sustainable economy

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A  PATHWAY  TO A  SUSTAINABLE  

ECONOMY  

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/  Aluminium  is  the  poster  child  for  the  circular  economy

Energy  efficient  building

Low  carbon  mobility

Aluminium  is  the  materialof  choice  for:

75%Thanks  to  its  durabilityand  endless  recyclability,     of  all  the  aluminium  ever                        produced  is  still  in  use  today.  

Resource-­‐efficient  packaging

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/  Europe  is  #1  in  aluminium  recyclingTo  maintain  its  leading  position,  Europe  needs  to  invest  in  the  circular  economy

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/  Aluminium  is  an  energy  bank

• The  energy  required  for  aluminium  primary  production  is  “locked”  in  the  metal.

• Increasing  recycling  contributes  to  reducing  Europe’s  energy  consumption  and  greenhouse  gas  emissions.

When  scrap  leaves  Europe,  it  is  like  exporting  a  battery  that  is  95%  full.

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/  Europe  is  facing  a  challenge  when  it  comes      to  aluminium  scrap  availability

In  2014  almost  1  million  tonnesof  aluminium  scrap  left  Europe  to  other  parts  of  the  world.  

The  energy  contained  in  this  scrap  is  close  to:  

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5  /  To  make  the  circular  economy  work,  we  need  to              keep  scrap  in  the  loop

The  more  we  recycle,  the  less  raw  aluminium  we  need  to  import.

• Maximise  the  collection  of  available  aluminium.

• Invest  in  more  efficient  sorting  and  treatment  technologies  an  melting  processes.  

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/  A  level  playing  field  for  responsible  recycling  

Keep  SMEs  in  business  and  safeguard  the  competitiveness  and  innovation  potential  of  the  whole  aluminium  value  chain.

Ensuring  higher  health  and  safety  standardsRecycling  processes  in   non-­‐European  countries  tend  to  have  lower  health,  safety  and  environmental  standards.