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Aluminium is a critical mineral that plays a pivotal role in driving the energy transition, particularly because of its use in low-carbon technologies. This includes powering wind turbines, batteries, electrolyzers for renewable hydrogen, carbon storage for low-carbon hydrogen, transmission wires, hydroelectric plants and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies.
The demand for low-carbon aluminium is notably steered by industries like automotive, packaging, energy and consumer products, all actively trying to reduce the carbon impact of their operations. Aluminium is one of the world’s top eight hard-to-abate industries so lowering the carbon footprint of aluminium is essential for decarbonization efforts.
Read more about how the US looks to decarbonize the aluminium industry, spurred by policy and demand here.
Fastmarkets defines green aluminium as primary aluminium having a carbon footprint of maximum 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (4tCO2e) per tonne of aluminium produced under Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The definition does not include scrap content as there is no globally accepted definition of low-carbon aluminium scrap. Fastmarkets spearheaded green aluminium pricing with its launch of low-carbon aluminium differentials in March 2021. Today, Fastmarkets has low-carbon aluminium differentials for Europe, the US and Asia.
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Novelis has noted increasing enthusiasm for low-carbon aluminium sheet from the automotive sector, more so than its other business segments, including beverage cans and specialty markets, according to a top executive at the company
Demand for low-carbon aluminium, steel and copper is expected to grow by 2030, consultancy firm McKinsey said in a report published on Friday, October 28
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro announced a fresh wave of investments on Thursday July 7, expanding the company’s use of post-consumer scrap and focusing on meeting low-carbon aluminium demand from the European automotive industry
Low-carbon aluminium differentials in Europe widened in March, with market participants split on how much of a premium can be achieved for the green metal.
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