The green metal

Aluminium has several very specific properties that make it an environmentally friendly product.

Aluminium has some very specific properties that make it the green metal. Aluminium can be re-used indefinitely. At the end of their useful life, aluminium objects can be recycled to make new products. Aluminium can be re-used repeatedly without its quality deteriorating.

Furthermore, aluminium is a light metal and it is resistant to corrosion. This makes it durable, and it has a very good strength to weight ratio.

This combination of properties makes it suitable for use in numerous applications in a variety of sectors. They include the transportation and automotive sectors, where aluminium is being used increasingly to reduce the weight of vehicles and thus decrease fuel consumption.

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