A regionally-linked, dynamic material flow modelling tool for rolled, extruded and cast aluminium products

M. Bertram, S. Ramkumar, H. Rechberger, G. Rombach, C. Bayliss, K.J. Martchek, D.B. Müller and G. Liu

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2017, vol. 125, issue C, 48-69

Abstract: A global aluminium flow modelling tool, comprising nine trade linked regions, namely China, Europe, Japan, Middle East, North America, Other Asia, Other Producing Countries, South America and Rest of World, has been developed. The purpose of the Microsoft Excel-based tool is the quantification of regional stocks and flows of rolled, extruded and casting alloys across space and over time, giving the industry the ability to evaluate the potential to recycle aluminium scrap most efficiently. The International Aluminium Institute will update the tool annually and publish a visualisation of results at www.world-aluminium.org/statistics/massflow.

Keywords: Material flow analysis; Industrial ecology; Aluminium alloys; Trade; Scrap quality; Recycling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.05.014

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