Aluminum Industry in Action
Aluminum Week: Win the Future for U.S. Aluminum
The association recently released Aluminum for America: A Presidential Policy Brief, a new framework laying out strategic policy priorities for the incoming Trump administration and new Congress in areas including trade and recycling. This plan tackles the major challenges facing the domestic aluminum sector and calls for a national strategy to prioritize, produce and defend critical materials like aluminum.
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.
Latest News & Information
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 for America” Policy Brief Recommends Action on Trade, Recycling, Energy and More
New Data from the Aluminum Association and Can Manufacturers Institute Shows Continued Recycled Content, Circularity Advantage
More Than 60 Organizations Rally Behind Key Recycling Legislation to Enhance Accessibility, Tracking
New Edition Reflects Over 200 Updates to Industry Standards
Industry Statistics
Vital business intelligence on the industry for the industry
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.
