The development of the world's recycled aluminum industry presents five new trends

Aluminum is currently the world's largest metal
used outside of steel.
Among non-ferrous metals, aluminum is in the forefront
in terms of reserves, output and usage.
In 2015, the world's aluminum production and use reached 57.
35 million tons and 57.
08 million tons
respectively.
Since China's reform and opening up, the aluminum industry has developed rapidly, with an average annual growth
rate of 14.
7%.
With the development of the aluminum industry, the recycled aluminum industry will be better developed
.

Recycled aluminum has become a highlight in the development of the aluminum industry in the 21st century with its good recyclability, and is an indispensable and important part of the development of
the world's aluminum industry.
The world's nearly 21 million tons of scrap aluminum are processed into recycled aluminum alloys every year, and the global output of recycled aluminum and aluminum alloys in 2015 was 15.
62 million tons, meeting about 22% of the total demand of the global aluminum market, and the proportion of recycled aluminum production in the total aluminum production is still increasing
.

In general, the future development of the recycled aluminum industry will present five new trends:

1.
China has become the world's largest country in recycled aluminum, accounting for about 39.
7%
of the world's total recycled aluminum production in 2015.
China's recycled aluminum industry has developed rapidly in the past 15 years, and the output of recycled aluminum has increased from 1.
3 million tons in 2001 to 6.
2 million tons in 2015, with an average annual growth rate of 11.
8%.

2.
The United States' recycled aluminum production began to surpass its primary aluminum production in 2001, and the recycled aluminum production continued to grow, and its recycled aluminum production reached 3.
456 million tons in 2015, ranking second in the world, with an average annual growth
rate of 1.
1% in the past 15 years.

3.
The output of recycled aluminum in Japan, the United Kingdom and other old recycled aluminum countries is declining
.

4.
There are great differences in the development of recycled aluminum in various countries in the world, and the proportion of recycled aluminum production to the total primary aluminum production and the proportion of primary aluminum consumption are very
different.
Developed countries have a higher
proportion of recycled aluminum in total aluminum production.

5.
Countries pay more attention to the development of recycled aluminum, the recycling and utilization of scrap aluminum is strengthening, represented by Europe, the restrictions on scrap aluminum exports have been strengthened, and the international scrap aluminum trade volume is declining
.
Taking China, the world's largest importer of aluminum scrap, as an example, the average annual decline in scrap aluminum imports in the past three years has been 7.
5
%.