| Aluminium is versatile, lightweight, corrosion resistant, and totally hermetic even in the thinnest layer. |
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Whether to make a car or a plane lighter, more environment-friendly and safer, or to build more durable structures offering higher energy efficiency and requiring less maintenance, or to preserve foods and beverages fresh over longer periods while minimising packaging weight for less polluting transport, aluminium not only helps reduce the carbon footprint of our everyday life, but it also suits every need of both engineers and designers. Besides, its being lightweight, strong and hermetic allows for more and more efficient products to be produced using less and less material: today, it barely takes 15 grams of aluminium to package 0,33l beverages for safe storage, efficient transport and convenient consumption, followed by easy collection and efficient recycling.
Further reading:
From EAA:
Aluminium applications in automotive, transport, building and packaging
From the International Aluminium Institute:
Aluminium applications and products
From the European Aluminion Foil Association
