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U.S. Aluminum Drives Modern Manufacturing with $10+ Billion Invested

Over the past decade, the aluminum industry has invested more than $10 billion in U.S. manufacturing to support growing demand for the metal. Expanding markets, like automotive and packaging, and strong trade enforcement have driven the investment.

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Aluminum Week: Aluminum Association Applauds Executive Order on Critical Minerals

The Aluminum Association applauded the Trump administration's executive order late last week aimed at expanding critical minerals production in the United States -- Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. "The Aluminum Association welcomes this action, which will help improve U.S. material self-sufficiency and minimize the need to import critical minerals from non-market or adversarial countries. As one of only 11 mineral commodities included on the Department of Defense and all other government critical materials lists, aluminum is essential to modern life – in everything from cars and cans to tanks and fighter jets," I noted in a statementRecycling Today has more.

Record Recycling Jobs, Economic Output for U.S. Aluminum

A 2024 study shows found that the U.S. aluminum industry directly employs more than 164,000 workers and drives $92 billion in direct economic output.

Pathways to Decarbonization: A North American Aluminum Roadmap

A 2024 report lays out theoretical pathways to achieve industrywide carbon emission reductions by 2050.

Aluminum Carbon Footprint Cut in Half Over 30 Years

A third-party, critical-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) report found that the carbon footprint of aluminum production and recycling in North America was cut in half since 1991.

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U.S. Aluminum Industry Meets Growing Demand While Decreasing Impact

The U.S. Aluminum Industry Sector Snapshot report shows positive environmental impact trendlines for the U.S. aluminum industry on virtually every measure since the 1990s. Notably, aluminum producers have accomplished this during a period when demand for the metal has grown by more than 25 percent domestically.

Aluminum a Critical Material for U.S. Economic and National Security

On Global Recycling Day, The Aluminum Association and Can Manufacturers Institute release research quantifying the aluminum beverage can’s circularity success

Reliable, Affordable Metal Supply Key to Continued Investment

Aluminum Association President & CEO Charles Johnson released the following statement on Jamieson Greer's confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative:

Industry Statistics

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The Aluminum Association’s more than two-dozen different statistical reports cover every segment of the aluminum market, from orders to shipments to capacity. Our decades of experience and relationships allows us to survey aluminum companies directly to access near real-time information on shipments, mill orders and other market trends. And now these reports are available as interactive, presentation-ready charts and graphs you can manipulate directly through the system. This is data and information you can’t find anywhere else in a newly accessible and convenient format.

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