International Aluminum Association to determine the path of aluminum industry emission reduction

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2023-12-20

The International Aluminum Association (IAI) recently released the 2050 aluminum greenhouse gas emission path report, identifying three emission reduction paths for the aluminum industry: decarbonization of electricity, reduction of direct emissions, recycling and resource efficiency.

The report pointed out that in 2018, the global demand for aluminum was 95 million tons; of which, the 2/3 production was supplied by primary aluminum (ore production), and the 1/3 was supplied by recycled aluminum. In the coming decades, rapid population and economic growth will mean that global aluminum demand will increase by 80% by 2050, but this demand will be achieved by a combination of recycled aluminum and primary aluminum. Although the supply of recycled aluminum is expected to increase, the International Aluminum Association estimates that by 2050, the annual demand for primary aluminum will still be as high as 90 million tons.

The International Aluminum Association pointed out in the report that in 2018, the total emissions of the aluminum industry were 1.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. According to the "business as usual" scenario, the carbon emissions of the aluminum industry are expected to reach 1.6 billion tons by 2050. Under the 2°C Optimized Scenario (B2DS), the industry needs to reduce its total emissions from the existing baseline to 0.25 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

In order to achieve this goal, the International Aluminum Association, while meeting the growing demand for aluminum, has identified three emission reduction paths, namely, decarbonization of electricity, reduction of direct emissions, recycling and resource efficiency. All three paths will be achieved through the combination of existing, new, developing and undeveloped technologies and processes.

Key words:

Aluminium Industry,Emissions,Energy saving,Greenhouse gases

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