Post-consumer aluminium scrap tops 20m tonnes for first time

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has released new data revealing a record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap intake in 2019. This avoids 300 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions as the recycled metal reduces demand for primary aluminium. This new high, published in the latest IAI Material Flow Model update, represents nearly 60% of…

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