Aluminum Industry in Action
Aluminum Week: New "Trading Union" for Aluminum?
The Trump administration announced the framework for a new trade deal between the United States and the United Kingdom — the first since implementing across-the-board country-level tariffs in early April. Among the provisions is an "alternative arrangement to the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum" creating "a new trading union for steel and aluminum." While there is a negligible amount of aluminum traded between the U.S. and UK, this news bears watching as it could establish a framework for how aluminum is addressed in future trade deals. Watch this space.
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.
Preliminary Estimates Reveal 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2009
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
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.
