Introducing the Metals
Aluminium
Did you know? 75% of all Aluminium ever produced is still in use.
- Vehicle light weighting.
- Beverage cans & other packaging.
- Buildings and construction.
- 255,000 employees in Europe’s aluminium industry.
- 16% of world production, half from recycled sources.
- 53% reduction in GHG emissions since 1990.
- Over 90% of aluminium is recovered from buildings and transport, and 60% from packaging.
- Recycling aluminium uses only 5% of the energy needed for primary production.
Copper
Did you know? Copper is the best conductor of electricity apart from silver.
- 60% of copper is used for electrical applications; including power distribution, renewables, tele communications, transport , etc.
- 40% of Copper is used in non-electrical applications; including air conditioning, water distribution, architecture, aquaculture.
- 50,000 employees in Europe’s copper industry.
- €45billion turnover per year.
- 44% of copper EU demand comes from domestic and industrial scrap (recycled sources).
- 60% reduction in GHG emissions achieved since 1990.
- Up to 90% of all copper in European buildings and civil infrastructure is recycled.
- Overall, 70% of copper in end-of-life products is recovered.
- Recycling copper saves 85% of the energy needed for primary production.
Lead
Did you know? 99% of Europe’s lead-based car batteries are recycled at their end-of-life.
- Lead-based batteries, for automotive and energy storage applications.
- Lead batteries, providing emergency power for mobile phone networks and IT infrastructure.
- Radiation protection in hospitals.
- Globally, 11 billion tonnes of lead gets produced each year.
- The world market for refined lead stands at $15 billion.
- Lead has one of the highest recycling rates of all materials in common use today.
- More than 95% of scrap lead sheet is collected and recycled – no lead goes to landfill.
- Europe and North America have battery recycling rates of close to 100%.
Nickel
Did you know? 57% of all nickel ever produced is still in use.
- Stainless steel.
- Sustainable building and construction.
- Low-carbon transport.
- Mechanical engineering.
- Electrical and electronic equipment.
- Roughly 13% of the global nickel output originates from European nickel producers.
- The lifetime of nickel in building and construction is over 100 years.
- Nickel-containing products have high corrosion resistance and are fully recyclable, allowing less maintenance and more efficiency.
- Nickel containing products are fully recyclable at their end-of-life.
- Nickel has a recycling efficiency of 68% globally.
- Stainless steel products are recycled in part due to the valuable Nickel they contain.
Zinc
Did you know? We all need zinc to live – a recommended 10-15 mg/day.
- Galvanising to protect steel from corrosion in cars and other applications.
- Bronze and Brass production.
- Globally, 10.6 million tonnes of zinc was produced in 2015.
- 13 zinc smelters are currently operating in Europe.
- 33% reduction in energy intensity since 1990.
- Zinc is recovered from residues, old roofing material and brass or steel scrap.
- In Europe, 90% of rolled zinc is recovered and recycled at end-of-life.
- Recycling accounts for some 25% of the metal produced globally each year.
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