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INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................2

1. ReDUCINg mass Is NeCessaRy TO ReDUCe CO2

emIssIONs ................................................3

1.1. Vicl ut or ul icint in t utur ............................................................31.2. L ititin rduc CO

2

iion .............................................................................41.3. Vicl r ttin vir - T it irl ...............................................................51.4. Vicl rduction oiiliti .................................................................................5

1.5. Vicl dirctl ict ul conution ..............................................................6

2. ReDUCINg mass h as aDDITION aL beNeITs .......................................................................7

2.1. acclrtion ....................................................................................................................72.2. brkin ............................................................................................................................72.3. hndlin..........................................................................................................................72.4. Drivin coort nd rod rrvtion ............................................................................7

3. aLUmINIUm Is The IDea L LIghT-weIghTINg maTeRIaL ......................................................8

3.1. aluiniu rorti ......................................................................................................83.2. Dirct it vin it luiniu .............................................................................93.3. Tod cr contin 140 k o luiniu .....................................................................103.4. Toorro cr could il 40 k litr ...............................................................133.5. aluiniu ront tructur in t diu tr? ..........................................................133.6. an iriv lititin otntil rin untd .............................................143.7. aluiniu in lctric vicl ........................................................................................153.8. T otntil o luiniu lic tion i ndl .......................................................16

4. aLUmINIUm ImpROVes V ehICLe sae Ty .............................................................................174.1. Dinin cr i colx .....................................................................................174.2. aluiniu rct tril or cr nnt t .......................................174.3. aluiniu or dtrin rotction .............................................................................18

4.4. Lititin incr vicl t..........................................................................18

5. aLUmINIUm Is sUsTaINabLe ...............................................................................................19

5.1. aluiniu i rnnt tril ...............................................................................195.2. T ull li ccl ut conidrd ............................................................................215.3. ull li-ccl CO

2vin ..............................................................................................22

5.4. Cot conidrtion .......................................................................................................23

6. aLUmINIUm aND COmpeTITIVeNess O The eUROpeaN INDUs TRy ..................................24

7. aLUmINIUm sUppLy .............................................................................................................25

CONCLUsION ..............................................................................................................................26

Aminims sccess in modern cars started

in te eary seenties, en nder te

strong pressre o te irst and second oi

crises, car manactrers ordide egan

igteigting teir cars to otain etter e

eiciency. Te irst ig ome appications

ere radiators, cyinder eads and mper

eams.

In te meantime, te aerage amont o

aminim sed per car prodced in Eropeas reaced 140 g, and aminim castings,

extrsions, orgings and seets can e ond

neary eeryere, incding in car odies,

cosres, cassis, sspensions and ees.

Te present rocre expains y, no

more tan eer, redcing eice mass is

necessary and o aminim can e sed

to rter improe te sstainaiity and te

saety o tre generations o cars.

INTRODUCTION

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CONTENTS


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T rltion tn lititin nd t

rduction o tili CO2

iion i quit colx.

Dndin on o t clcultion i d, vriou

CO2

rduction vlu rnin ro 3 /k u

to 13 /k or it vin o 100 k r

rortd. T dirnt outco r ll corrct,

t dnd on dinition nd to t xtnt

t lititin i xloitd. It i tror

iortnt to ditinui tn to kind o

it vin nd to kind o ul vin.

Direct eigt saing: t it rduction

du to xcnin vir tril or

litr tril in on or vrl coonnt.

Indirect eigt saing: dditionl it

rduction otind donizin crtin

coonnt (i.. rk, union, nin,

tc.) to k vicl rornc t t

lvl or. Indirct it vin co on

to o dirct it vin, nd cn rrnt

u to 50% dditionl vin on t it o

t colt cr.

Primary e saing: ul vd tnk to

t lor nr dnd rltd to ovin

litr .

Secondary e saing: dditionl ul vin

otind otiiin t driv trin (i.. r

rtio, nin lctronic, dilcnt, tc.) to

k rornc t t lvl or.

T lot CO2

iion vin ill civd

coinin dirct it vin nd rir

ul vin xcluivl. T lrt CO2

rduction

r civd n ot indirct it-vin nd

condr ul vin r ddd totr. T tl

lo uri t dirnt otion d on

iultd ul rduction dt ro Vw gol VI it

90 Kw TsI nin olloin t NeDC drivin ccl.

iur 1: Dclinin CO2

iion trt cro t orld Tl 1: Rduction o tili CO2

iion

1.1. VEHICLES MUST BE MORE FUEL EFFICIENT IN THE FUTURE

all round t orld ovrnnt r ioin

tour nd tour CO2

iion tndrd. ro

2010 to 2020 t vr CO2

iion ro

euron vicl i to dcr ro 142 /k to

95 /k (or 3.9% r r). iur 1 o t CO2

iion trt or vriou countri.

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80GramsofCO

2perkmnormalizedtoNEDCtestcycle

2000

* Cin trt rfct olin ft cnrio. I includin otr ul t, t trt ill lor.

2005 2010 2015

US-Car

Caiornia-Car

Canada-Car

EU

Austraia

Japan

Cina

Sout Korea

2020 2025

REDUCING MASS IS NECESSARY TO REDUCECO2 EMISSIONS

On t clcultion o ul vin trou litit din in utootiv li ccl nt, Crito Kolr & Klu Rod-brndnurr.Intrntionl Journl o Li Ccl ant (2010) 15:128-135

1.2. LIgHTWEIgHTINg REdUCES TaILpIpE CO2

EMISSIONS

a indirct it vin cn onl xiizd

coltl rdinin cr, t r uull lor tn

50% nd clo to 0% n onl on inl coonnt

i d litr. In t lttr c, rduction o CO2

iion o 8.4 /k i or rlitic.

Primary

uesavings

Direct weigtsavings 100 g

Direct + Indirectweigt savings

tota 150 g

Primary+secondary

uesavings

3.6 g/m

8.4 g/m

5.4 g/m

12.7 g/m

sourc: .ticct.or

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1.3. VEHICLES aRE gETTINg HEaVIER - THE WEIgHT SpIRaL

Dit it ict on ul conution, t vr

o euron vicl o n incrin

trnd, illutrtd in iur 2. T torr dro

in vicl in 2009 du to t conoic

donturn nd t crin c tt vourd

ll vicl. In 2011 t vr ir

tn vr or. T it incr i icll du

to ddd t nd coort quint, ll

cutor dnd or ir cr. Ti in turn

cud n incr in t it o otr coonnt

(.. nin, trniion, rk) to rc t

dird rornc lvl. T invrion o t

it irl i tod on o t ot dndin

clln or t utootiv indutr.

iur 2: evolution o t vr o n cr ritrd in euro

sourc: euron environnt anc

Mass(kg)

1347

1356

13721379

1373

1337

1364

1389

1410

1390

1370

1350

1330

1310

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1.4. VEHICLE MaSS REdUCTION pOSSIBILITIES

In ordr to invrt ti it irl, rduction o

t vicl i ut. T ul vin otntil

trou rducd vicl i iniicnt. wit

rduction itout n cn to t unctionlit

or t o t cr cn rlid not onl

rlcin vir tril it litr tril, ut

lo introducin n din nd nucturin

conct or, idll, cointion o t

ur. It i iortnt to rli tt luiniu

or t oiilit or lititin itout

donizin nd itout iirin t t o t

vicl lt.

T iur r tril-indndnt nd litl vr dndin on ciic ctor uc vicl t, drivin ccl, tc..T u t olloin vr vlu or trol nd dil:

T coution o 1 litr o ul it 2.4 k o CO2

t t cr xut i T coution o 1 litr o dil it 2.6 k o CO 2 t t cr xut i 1 litr o ul rrnt 2.8 k o CO

2ro ll-to-l

c On t clcultion o ul vin trou litit din in utootiv li ccl nt, Crito Kolr & Klu Rod-brndnurr. Intrntionl Journl o Li Ccl ant (2010) 15:128-135

wit rduction dirctl rduc t nr

conution cu t nr rquird or ovin

vicl i, xct or rodnic ritnc,

dirctl roortionl to it .

On vr, 100 k rduction civd on

nr cr v:

0.315 litr o ul r 100 kc.

8 r o CO2

r k t t cr xut i.

Includin iion or ul roduction & ul

(ll-to-l), 100 k rduction civd on

nr cr v:

9 r o CO2

r k.

iur 3: Ritin orc

1.Aerodynamicresistance

2.Roingresistance

4.Acceerationresistance

FW

=r

cW A

v22

F= FW+ FR+ FG+ FA

(a

FG

= m

gsin a

FA

= km

m a

3.Gradientresistance

FR

= kR

m

gcosa

1.5. VEHICLE MaSS dIRECTLY IMpaCTS FUEL CONSUMpTION

euron vicl r ttin vir,

ut luiniu cn rvr tt trnd.g


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REDUCING MASS hAS ADDITIONAl bENEITS

2.1. aCCELERaTION

Kin t cr cclrtion rornc contnt,

ic i nrll rlctd t or-to-it

rtio, vin it llo donizin o t or

trin (nin, trniion, xl dirntil tc)

nd tu rovid dditionl it vin.Kin t or trin unodiid, rducd it

incr t or-to-it rtio nd tror

irov cclrtion.

2.2. BRaKINg

Kin rkin or contnt, lit-itin

ortn rkin ditnc.

Kin t rkin rornc contnt, lit-

itin llo donizin o t rk, ic

or urtr it vin otntil.

2.3. HaNdLINg

Rod ndlin i irovd lit-itin in

n dirnt :

hndlin o litr cr i ir in dndin

drivin itution.

Rducin od it lor t cntr o rvit,

irovin t cr tilit nd rducin t rik

o roll-ovr.

T otil it ditriution tn rontnd rr xl in 50:50 nd t ront xl in

uull ovrlodd, uin litit luiniu

coonnt or t ront rt o cr i rticulrl

nicil.

2.4. dRIVINg COMFORT aNd ROadpRESERVaTION

svin it on unundd rt lik l

do not onl incr cr coort, ut lo

rduc t rin ct on unvn rod,

tror rducin r o t rod.

AlUMINIUM IS ThE IDEAl lIGhT-WEIGhTINGMATERIAl

3.1. aLUMINIUM pROpERTIES

at 2,700 k/3, t dnit o luiniu i on-

tird o tt o tl. but uc it rduction i

ldo rcd inc, or lr nur o rt,

it i ncr to incr t vr tickn o

luiniu cord to tl to civ t

rt crctritic.

T ot rquntl ncountrd rtio o ticknd

in tructurl liction i rox. 1.5, ic n

or intnc tt n 0.8 tl coonnt cn

rlcd 1.2 luiniu coonnt: in ti

c, t it rduction i till 50%.

hovr, t rltioni tn t tril

rorti nd t trnt, tin nd it o

coonnt i vr colx nd cn tronl

inluncd t rt otr, nin tt tr

i no olut rul. In rctic, it ill ncr to

conidr t din o c coonnt individull

to dtrin t ctul it rduction otntil.

T olloin ction urtr illutrt ti ct.

d Ti rtio i vlid or tin-criticl t liction.

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3.2. dIRECT WEIgHT SaVINgS WITH aLUMINIUM

aluiniu llo vin o u to 50% ovr

cotin tril in n liction.

Ticl rltiv nd vr olut it

vin o tod in luiniu liction

in -roducd cr r ivn in iur 4.

or nic odl, ull luiniu odi nl

30-40% it vin, tn 70 nd 140 k,

dndin on t iz o t cr.

It ould rclld tt, xlind in sction 1.2,indirct it vin cn co on to o dirct

it vin, nd cn rrnt u to 50% dditionl

vin on t it o t colt cr.

Rltiv to t it o utitutd rt. hn-on rt r onnt/ood, in/ndr, door, oot lid. T rkt ntrtion o luiniu onnt i 21% in euro. wl ri r rntl not l it-otiizd. hovr, 50% it vin i civl. T ovrll rkt ntrtion o luiniu ur i 25% in euro, ut or ront ur, it i clo to 40%.

3.3. TOdaYS CaRS CONTaIN 140 Kg OF aLUMINIUM

T audi a8, t Jur XJ nd t Rn Rovr

r ll knon or tir i luiniu contnt,

xcdin 500 k, ut ll cr ctull contin

iniicnt ount o luiniu (iur 5).

a tud ulid Duckr worldid in

coortion it t euron aluiniu

aocition o tt t ount o luiniu

ud r cr roducd in euro lot trild

tn 1990 nd 2012, incrin ro 50 k to

140 k. Ti ount i rdictd to ri to 160 k

2020, nd vn rc uc 180 k i ll

nd diu cr ollo t volution rcordd

in t ur nt o t utooil indutr

(iur 6).

T tud i d on dtild nli o cr

odl rrntin euron roduction volu

o 17 illion unit in 2012. T ditriution o t

140 k on vriou rt cn n in iur 7.

iur 5: aluiniu contnt o o euron cr

iur 4: aluiniu dirct it vin nd rkt ntrtion

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

iat500(312)

iatpanda(139)

VokswagenUp

RenautCio(X98)

RenautMegane(X95)

anciaYpsion(846)

ToyotaYaris(850l)

OpeMeriva(GMS4470)

CitroenC3(A51)

CitroenC3Picasso(A58)

VokswagenPoo(VW250)

OpeZafra(GMA3370)

VokswagenGo(VW370)

Peugeot208(A9)

OpeAstra(GMP3400)

Peugeot5008(T87)

AudiA1(AU210)

AaRomeoGuietta

ordC-Max(C344)

CitroenC4(b7)

bMW1

(20)

ordocus(C346)

VokswagenTouran(VW368)

ordKuga(C394)

VokswagenPassat(VW471)

MiniCountryman(R60)

Peugeot508(W2)

hondaCivic(2hC)

VovoC30(Y279)

AudiA4(AU481)

OpaInsigina(GMG3700)

Mercedes-benzb-Cass(W246)

AudiA3(AU370)

VovoXC60(Y413)

AudiQ3(AU316)

VovoS60(Y283)

Mercedes-benzC-Cass(W204)

bMW3(30)

landRoverRangeRoverEvoque(l538)

AudiQ5(AU416)

VokswagenTouareg(VW526)

JaguarX(X250)

Mercedes-benzE-Cass(W212)

AudiQ7(AU716)

PorsceCayenne(E2)

AudiA6(AU571)

bMW5(10)

AudiTT(AU324)

Mercedes-benzS-Cass(W222)

JaguarXK(X150)

JaguarXJ(X351)

AudiA8(AU641)

landRoverRangeRover(l405)

Aluminiumcontent(kg)

Engine andtransmission parts

Cassis andsuspension parts

hang-on parts

Wee rimsg

bumper systems

70

70

40

10

10

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

0% 10% 30% 50%20% 40% 60%

AbSOluTEwEIGhT SAvING

MARkETPENETRATION

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iur 7: Ditriution o luiniu in euron cr

iur 6: evolution o vr luiniu contnt r cr roducd in euro

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

Averagealuminiumcontentpercar(kg)

50

99

125

140

150160

180

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2012 2015 2020

Oters16%

Steering and rakes7%

Cras management3%

Wees20%

Engine ocks8%

Engine cyinder eads8%

Su rames5%

bonnets, doors, oot ids5%

heat excangers8%

Transmission 10%

Oter engine parts10%


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3.7. aLUMINIUM IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

ElECTRICREfERENCE

vEhIClE

AluMINIuMTARGETvEhIClE

Vehicle body 375 k 213 k -162 k -43.2%

Battery system 232 k 207 k -25 k -10.8%

Total vehicle weight 1,327 k 1,140 k -187 k -14,2%

DIffERENCE

Tl 2: aluiniu in lctric vicl tud rult

t xtruion ctin

3.8. THE pOTENTIaL OF aLUMINIUM appLICaTIONS IS ENdLESS

iur 12: T ndl otntil o luiniu liction

iur 10: Ditriution o luiniu i-roduct

iur 11: aluiniu n-on rt

Roo

boot lid

Door

win/ndr

sid ll

hood/bonnt

ht xcnr

Trniion

enin clindr d

enin lock Otr nin rt structurl coonnt

Tri

strin coonnt

enin ur

wl

brk coonnt

Ip tructurCr nnt t (ront/rr)

aluiniu rduc t cot o lctric vicl inc litr cr

nd r ttri nd l lctricit to trvl t ditnc.

Invtition o t Trd-o btn Litit nd bttr Cot or n aluiniu-intniv elctric Vicl, ik-RwTh-acn Univrit (2012)

T luiniu din civd kin t

o t outr kin o t vicl t or

t oriinl tl vicl. or t vicl tructur,

cointion o xtruion rt, colx ctin

nod nd t rt r ud. iur 10 o

t dirnt luiniu i-roduct ud in t

luiniu din.

In ddition, li ccl nli o t ull-tl

nd t ull-luiniu lctric vicl o tt

t luiniu lctric vicl it 1.5 ton o

rnou l ovr it colt li-ccl

tn t tl lctric vicl (includin roduction,

drivin ditnc o 150,000 k nd rcclin).

elctric vicl r tod rtr xniv, inl

cu o t cot o ttri. It i tror

iortnt to k lctric cr nr icint

oil. Lititin i on o t ot

oviou o irovin t nr icinc o

n vicl, includin lctric on. Lititin

co t cot, ovr. T tril ud or

lititin i otn litl or xniv tn

vir clicl tril. In tud coiiond

eaa, it n on tt n lctric cr o

t Vw gol cl cn d 187 k litr uin

luiniu intd o tl. T dditionl cot o

uildin t cr in luiniu i or tn ot

t cot vin tt cn d on t ttr

ck, inc litr cr nd l ttr or

to driv t ditnc. T totl cot o t

luiniu lctric vicl i 635 lor tn tt o

t tl lctric vicl.
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4.1. aLUMINIUM FOR SaFE CaR BOdY STRUCTURES

4.2. aLUMINIUM FOR CRaSH MaNagEMENT SYSTEMS

AlUMINIUM IMPROVES VEhIClE SAETY

Tod vicl v to ulil lr nd incrin nur o trinnt t rultion, ot rrdin

vicl cr nnt (.. euroNCap, IIhs, tc.) nd dtrin rotction.

Litit luiniu din or t oiilit to irov t t rornc o vicl nd to

rduc iultnoul it . T -ciic nr ortion ccit o luiniu i tic tt o ild

tl, nd lo cor vourl to t nl dvlod i trnt tl rd. but cr t i not onl

qution o t tril ud. T din lid nd t nucturin conct r vn or iortnt.

In ordr to ulil t vriou t rquirnt,

odrn vicl includ ti, tl nr cll

to nur t ncr urvivl c in t vnt

o n ccidnt, ic i urroundd dortion

zon r t cr nr i icintl ord

itout xcdin criticl cclrtion lvl. In t

dvlont o t cr od tructur, t ot

iortnt tin i to ind uitl coroi

tn tructurl tin, cr nr ortion

ccit nd urtr od rquirnt (..

ck). aluiniu i n idl tril r

to olv t otn conlictin ol it xiu

rornc nd lot oil it.

T xtr riidit o n luiniu tructur i

t rult o ir tril tickn (luiniu

coonnt r nrll out 50% tickr tn

corl tl od coonnt). additionl

oiiliti to incr t od tin r

ord t u o clod ulti-ol xtruion

nd lr, tructurl i qulit di ctin o

oitictd din. Dndin on t vill

ck c, it i tror oil to irov

t tin o t cr od tructur il

intinin it rduction o u to 40 50%

cord to tl din.

In n utooil, t cr nr i riril ord

t ront nd rr cr nnt t,

ollod t dortion o t lonitudinl

. Cr nnt t conit o

ur nd to cr ox tt r dindto iniiz t d to t vicl t lo d

ict nd to or xiu o cr nr

dortion t ir d ict. aluiniu

cr nnt t r nrll d on

xtruion din. pror llo lction nur tt

cr nnt t dor vil or

crck ortion trt. at qul nr ortion,

luiniu llo it vin o out 40%

cord to tl olution.

4.3. aLUMINIUM FOR pEdESTRIaN pROTECTION

4.4. LIgHTWEIgHTINg INCREaSES VEHICLE SaFETY

n an ant o t ect o Vicl wit nd siz on tlit Rik in 1985 to 1998 modl yr pnr Cr nd 1985 to 1997 modlyr Lit Truck nd Vn, R .m. Vn aukn & J.w. Zllnr (2005), sae Tcnicl pr 2005-01-1354, 2005, doi:10.4271/2005-01-1354

siin ul nd vin liv: Incrin ul cono itout criicin t, Dor gordon, Dvid L. grn, mrc h. Ro, nd To p.wnzl (2007)

Din or dtrin rotction rquir uicint

dortion c nd t u o contruction

tril orin lo initil k orc nd clol

controlll nr ortion crctritic. pror

lction o t luiniu llo nd roduct or

nl litit coonnt to roducd tt

ulill ll rquirnt. urtror, t otntil

or litit din it luiniu cilitt t

rduction o t rik o vr kn nd d injuri

t ddition o lor ur tinr nd t

u o o-u onnt.

Lor it irov vicl ndlin nd rduc

rkin ditnc, ic r iortnt ctor in

rct o ccidnt voidnc. urtror, vrl

intrntionl tudi v on tt iz, notit, i t ttr dtrinnt o vicl tn.

Rducin vicl it rduc t cr orc

tt ut nd nd t nr tt ut

ord durin n ccidnt, nd ti li to ll

vicl involvd. I t vicl iz i rducd, ot

t intrior urvivl c nd t vill cru

c o t vicl r rducd. Conquntl,

kin cr litr itout kin t llr i

oitiv ur ro vicl t vioint.

an dditionl ctor i cr cotiilit. Lr

dirnc in vicl it r, o cour,

iniicntl or dnrou or t litr vicl.

Conquntl, t ovrll lit-itin o ll

vicl il kin tir iz ould irov t

urvivl rt or ll rod ur.

Lit-itin irov t or ll rod ur, it cilitt vicl

ndlin, ortn rkin ditnc nd rduc t vrit o ccidnt.

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5.1. aLUMINIUM IS a pERMaNENT MaTERIaL

AlUMINIUM IS SUSTAINAblE

aluiniu i to rccl nd v 95%

o t nr rquird to roduc rir luiniu.

RwTh-acn nld t luiniu rcclin

roc nd concludd tt 95% o t luiniu

contind in nd-o-li vicl cn rcovrd

cnicl rocin in odrn rddr nd non-

rrou tl rcovr lnto.

T luiniu li ccl i dcrid in iur 13.

aluiniu rcclin ro nd-o-li vicl i

n tlid nd roitl uin, nd t

rocd ro t rccld luiniu r ot

iortnt ctor in t cono o cr rcclin.

o Ti iur do not includ luiniu lo itin ltin nd rinin roc.

iur 13: aluiniu li ccl

BAUXITE

DISMANTLING,SHREDDING

& SEPARATION

ALUMINIUMRECYCLING

ALUMINAPRIMARY

ALUMINIUM

METAL SOURCINGTRANSFORMATION

CARPRODUCTION

USE PHASE

5


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5.2. THE FULL LIFE CYCLE MUST BE CONSIdEREd

Tod, t u o vicl i ronil

or round 80% o t ull li ccl iion.

wit contntl irovd ul icinc, t

ict o t roduction o vicl i coin

incrinl iniicnt. It i tror iortnt or

nucturr to conidr t ull li ccl iion

n kin din dciion. T t ictur o

t nvironntl ootrint o vicl i otind

lookin t it totl li ccl, in ic roduction,

u nd nd-o-li rcclin nit r ll

tkn into ccount ( iur 14).

so LCa tudi r d on t rccld

contnt roc. Tt n tt t ict

o t roduction i rducd d on

t ount o rccld tril includd in t

roduction. or luiniu, t rccld contnt,

i.. t cr vililit, dnd on rkt

rot, vr roduct li n nd t nd-o-

li rcclin rt. evn i t nd-o-li rcclin

rt i i, iur 15 clrl o tt rccld

tl cnnot ti rkt dnd du to rkt

rot, incrin luiniu contnt in cr nd

t lon lin o roduct.

a cn n, t rccld contnt o luiniu

cr coonnt i not dirctl linkd to it nd-o-li

rcclin rornc. hnc, it i or rorit

to u t nd-o-li rcclin rt to rlct nd

crdit t rcclin rornc o n luiniu

cr coonnt.

an nd-o-li rcclin rt o 95% i ud or luiniu nd cotin tril.

5.3. FULL LIFE-CYCLE CO2

SaVINgS

Lt u tk n vr euron cr continin 140 k o luiniu nd drivin ditnc o 200.000 k

(15.000 k / r). w urtr u tt n luiniu coonnt i on vr 40% litr tn t

rlcd coonnt (dirct it vin) nd tt 25% dditionl it rduction i otind donizin

otr coonnt (indirct it vin). w cn tn clcult tt:

ec k o luiniu rovid n vr lit-itin o 1 k.

1 k o luiniu in cr rduc CO2

iion 18 k durin it u .

1 k o luiniu in cr rduc CO2

iion 17 k durin it ol li-ccl.

bd on rl euron roduction o 16 illion cr, ti corrond to roul 40 illion ton o

voidd CO2

iion durin tir lin.

140 k o luiniu in n vr cr rult in n nnul vr ul vin o 65 litr.

lietime

A b

Missing quantityat time b

Metald

emand

Time

iur 15

iur 14

CO

2equivalent

Materiaproduction

Driven distance Tota ie

Veicueuse

End-o-ierecycing credits

Cr r tl in or utur nrtion.


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5.4. COST CONSIdERaTIONS

auin n vr ul cot o 1.60 r litr,

vr kilor vd on t o euron cr

v or tn 10 ovr 200,000 k, to ic

vin on CO2

iion-d ntionl tx nd

euron nlti ould ddd.

hovr, tod cot riu cctd cr

nucturr nrll do not xcd 5 r

k vd on il cr. Ti i cu irt crur r ocud on urc ric nd do not cr

nou out totl li ccl cot, ul conution

nd CO2

iion.

hovr, vrl o tod luiniu liction

r lrd ordl (i.. tn 2 nd 4 r

k lit-itin) nd to l (n-on

rtt), nin tt t urd to luiniu

i oil.

urtror, t utootiv nd luiniu indu-

tri r orkin totr on rducin t cot o

otr luiniu liction currntl ud in ortnd luxur cr, o tt t cn lo ind tir

lc in llr cr.

Tr i no ixd nur; t cctl cot dnd on t t o cr, t iloo o t Oem, t loction o t ciic coonntin t cr ll t vloriztion o dditionl dvnt. or xl, ir cot riu cn jutiid or ront nd roo rt inordr to irov t lnc, or or onnt nd door to llo or ir onin.

t bonnt/ood, in/ndr, door, oot lid.

AlUMINIUM AND COMPETITIVENESSO ThE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY

T euron utootiv indutr, in clo

co-ortion it t euron luiniu indutr,

dvlod nd introducd nurou innovtiv

luiniu lit-itin olution. K ucc

ctor r t roduct-ciic dvlont, t

lction o t ror luiniu llo nd t

conitnt rroduction o t rquird qulit lvl or

t vriou roduct or (t, xtrudd ction,

ctin, orin, tc.). mot iortnt o ll i t ull

xloittion o luiniu-ciic din oiiliti

nd t introduction o nucturin tod il

uitd or t orin, cinin, l nd

urc iniin o luiniu coonnt. Intniv

joint rrc nd dvlont ctiviti v nld

t rcticl u o nd cot-icint lit-it

luiniu conct ot in i volu roduction

nd in t nucturin o ll ri nd nic

vicl. T olution cn lid it littl

dttion cro ll cr odl.

T euron roducr v tkn t lol

ld in t lit-itin o nr cr it

luiniu. euro i t ldr or luiniu od

liction, in ci nd union, ur

t, tc., to n jut . an iortnt

lnt rovd to t joint R&D ort o

ot t autootiv nd t aluiniu indutr,

otn cilittd t uort o t euron

Coiion.

iur 16 urtr illutrt ti ct, tkin t

xl o cr od liction.

euro ould tror urd it cotitivdvnt nd rin t ionr o vicllit-itin.

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Bonn

ets/ho

os

Bonn

ets/ho

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Bonn

ets/ho

os

21-25

EuROPE NORTh AMERICA ASIA

1-2

3-5

1-2

Wing

s/fen

ers

Wing

s/fen

ers

Wing

s/fen

ers

doors

an/o

rbootli

s/ta

ilgate

s

doors

an/o

rbootli

s/ta

ilgate

s

doors

an/o

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s/ta

ilgate

s

Structur

albo

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catio

ns(pa

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ystem

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29-33

11-15

11-13 10-13

12-14

4-6

1-31-2 1-2

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Marketpenetration(%)

iur 16: aluiniu ntrtion in cr od liction

euro i t orld ldr or luiniu in cr od

liction.

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AlUMINIUM SUPPlY

aluiniu uli ill continu to t dnd cu:

Currnt rrv o uxit, ud to roduc rir luiniu, ill lt or n nrtion.

T ount o luiniu vill or rcclin i contntl incrin nd it i conoic vlu driv

t continuou irovnt o rcclin roc.

T roduction ccit o luiniu (rir, rcclin, ctin, xtruion nd rollin) i rd to tc

t utootiv indutr incrin dnd.becase te aerage mass o passenger cars as

dramaticay increased since te 70s, and ecase

eice eigt directy impacts e consmption,

igt-eigting is necessary no more tan eer

to redce CO2

emissions. 100 g mass redction

acieed on a car saes 8 grams o CO2

per m at

te exast pipe.

Aminim is te idea igt-eigting materia,

as it aos a eigt saing o p to 50%

oer competing materias in most appications

itot compromising saety.

Todays Eropean cars contain an aerage o

140 g o aminim components. In te sort

term, it i e possi e to reaise many additiona

aminim appications itot signiicant

re-engineering or extensie cost impact (e.g. y

te se o more aminim ang-on parts). Tis

cod easiy redce te aerage eigt o te

cars prodced in Eropean y 40 g.

Te indstry is oring on redcing te cost o

oter aminim appications, in particar in te

ody strctre and or cassis and sspension

parts, crrenty sed in sport and xry cars, so

tat tey can aso ind teir pace in smaer cars.

As a ong-term ision, an A-maximised sma

amiy car cod e 30-35% igter ater direct

and indirect eigt saings.

Togeter, te Eropean Atomotie and

Aminim indstries are ordide eaders it

respect to te deeopment and appication o

innoatie, sae and cost-eicient igt-eigting

aminim sotions; tey sod saegard tis

competitie adantage in order to remain te

pioneers o eice igt-eigting.

CONClUSION

aluminium

liht weihtin isthe enbler of futuresustinble crs

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phOTO CReDITs:

Covr & p 4: audi - p 8: bmw, Novli - p 12: Cdillc, a - p 14: Dilr - p 16 & 17: s - p 18 & 25: Jur

p 20: euron aluiniu aocition - p 22: alco.

Ti uliction n d oil it t uort o alco, alri, a, Contlliu, hdro, mtr, Novli nd s.


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