Aluminum Statistics and Information
Aluminum Statistics and Information
Pictured: a cube of aluminum
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity aluminum.
Aluminum is the second most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust after silicon, yet it is a comparatively new industrial metal that has been produced in commercial quantities for just over 100 years. It weighs about one-third as much as steel or copper; is malleable, ductile, and easily machined and cast; and has excellent corrosion resistance and durability. Measured either in quantity or value, aluminum's use exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and it is important in virtually all segments of the world economy. Some of the many uses for aluminum are in transportation (automobiles, airplanes, trucks, railcars, marine vessels, etc.), packaging (cans, foil, etc.), construction (windows, doors, siding, etc), consumer durables (appliances, cooking utensils, etc.), electrical transmission lines, machinery, and many other applications.
Aluminum recovery from scrap (recycling) has become an important component of the aluminum industry. A common practice since the early 1900s, aluminum recycling is not new. It was, however, a low-profile activity until the late 1960s when recycling of aluminum beverage cans finally vaulted recycling into the public consciousness. Sources for recycled aluminum include automobiles, windows and doors, appliances, and other products. However, it is the recycling of aluminum cans that seems to have the highest profile.
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Monthly Publications
- Aluminum
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2024: - U.S Production of Selected Mineral Commodities (Quarterly Mineral Industry Surveys)
Annual Publications
- Aluminum
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- Aluminum
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| 1932-1993 | - Recycling-Metals
Special Publications
- Aluminum Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-W (Supersedes Open-File Report 2005-1051) - Aluminum Stocks in Use in Automobiles in the United States
Fact Sheet 2005-3145 - Critical Minerals Review 2021
- Crosswalk of Mineral Commodity End Uses and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes
Open-File Report 2015-1163 - Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) - Focus areas for data acquisition for potential domestic resources of critical minerals
- Factors that Influence the Price of Al, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Rare Earth Elements, and Zn
Open-File Report 2008-1356 - The Global Flow of Aluminum 2006 to 2025
OECD Materials Case Study 2 - Historical Global Statistics (Data Series 896)
- Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States (Data Series 140)
- Metal Prices in the United States through 2010
Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188 - Resource Nationalism in Indonesia-Effects of the 2014 Mineral Export Ban
Fact Sheet 2016–3072 - Review of selected global mineral industries in 2011 and an outlook to 2017
Open-File Report 2013-1091 - Statistical Compendium
- U.S. Mineral Dependence-Statistical Compilation of U.S. and World Mineral Production, Consumption, and Trade, 1990-2010
Open-File Report 2013-1184