Modern life is full of advantages brought about by the use of aluminium. So why aluminium? What are the major benefits of this unique metal:

Strength
Pure aluminium is soft enough to carve but mixed with small amounts of other metal to form alloys, it can provide the strength of steel, with only one-third of the weight. Without aluminium there would be no commercial air travel.

Durability
Aluminium sprayed on a polymer forms a thin insulating sheet that can keep a newborn baby warm or save the life of someone on an exposed mountaintop.

Flexibility
Its combination of properties ensure aluminium and its alloys can be easily shaped by any of the main industrial metalworking processes – rolling, extrusion, forging and casting.

Impermeability
Aluminium has excellent barrier function which makes it ideal for food and drink packaging and containers. It keeps out air, light and microorganisms while preserving the contents inside.

Lightweight
Aluminium used in transport reducing the weight of the vehicles, hence in providing fuel efficiency, reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Corrosion-resistant
The metal’s natural coating of aluminium oxide provides a highly effective barrier to the ravages of air, temperature, moisture and chemical attack, making aluminium a useful construction material.

Recyclable
Once made, aluminium can be recycled again and again, using only a very small fraction of the energy required to make “new” metal. Recycling saves about 95% of the energy required for primary production.