Aluminum is Car Industry’s Blind Spot
Car manufacturers are major industrial consumers of aluminum, using 18% of all aluminum consumed worldwide and industry’s demand for
26 Jul, 2021, 4:30 am
Car manufacturers are major industrial consumers of aluminum, using 18% of all aluminum consumed worldwide and industry’s demand for aluminum will double by 2050. Aluminum is highly recyclable, but more than half the aluminum used by the car industry is primary aluminum produced from bauxite. The aluminum industry portrays aluminum as a key material for the transition to a more sustainable world. This image, however, contrasts sharply with the experience of communities, like Camara’s, for whom bauxite mining has had a devastating impact on their way of life.
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The 63-page report, “Aluminum: The Car Industry’s Blind Spot – Why Car Companies Should Address the Human Rights Impact of Aluminum Production,” describes the global supply chains that connect car manufacturers to mines, refineries, and smelters from countries including Guinea, Ghana, Brazil, China, Malaysia, and Australia. Based on meetings and correspondence with nine major car companies – BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Groupe PSA (now part of Stellantis), Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo – Human Rights Watch and Inclusive Development International assessed how the auto industry addresses the human rights impacts of aluminum production, from the destruction of farmland and damage to water sources caused by mines and refineries to the significant carbon emissions from aluminum smelting. Three other companies – BYD, Hyundai, and Tesla – did not respond to requests for information.
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ BizVibe has identified the adoption of renewable energy as a major trend for the alumina and aluminum production and processing industry. Mining and processing plants are increasing their adoption of renewable energy sources such as hydropower, wind, and solar in the extraction and processing of ores. This helps them reduce operational cost as the mining and processing industry is highly energy-intensive. This trend is expected to have a strong influence on alumina and aluminum production and processing companies, especially in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.