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Germany's building sector generated around 130,000 mt of aluminum scrap in 2023, according to a report by AUF and European Aluminum, with AUF's recycling network collecting approximately 75,000 mt. Aluminum scrap recycling rates in Germany are close to 100%, while around 70% of scrap from building products is processed and remelted domestically, mainly into secondary extrusion billets and rolling ingots. Approximately 83,700 mt was recycled back into new building products, supporting a closed-loop aluminum system in the construction sector.

Crown Holdings reported that the average recycled aluminum content in its beverage packaging reached 67% in 2025, with total aluminum procurement at approximately 1.23 million mt. The company aims to raise recycled content in aluminum beverage cans to 80% by 2030, while committing to source at least 10% of its annual primary aluminum procurement from low-carbon producers by 2030. Renewable electricity accounted for 44% of Crown's global electricity mix in 2025, while combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions declined by around 30% from the 2019 baseline.

The US aluminum extrusion market reached around 3 million mt in 2025 and is projected to grow to 4.2 million mt by 2034, with a CAGR of 3.71% during 2026-2034, according to IMARC. Transportation and building & construction together account for around 65% of North American extrusion demand. Automotive lightweighting and EV applications are key growth drivers, with extrusion content in North American light vehicles expected to rise from 63 lb currently to 92 lb per vehicle by 2030. Meanwhile, Section 232 tariffs are encouraging supply-chain localisation, while US extrusion capacity utilisation stood at only 70.1% in 2023, leaving room for higher domestic output.