GCG | Aluminium – Leichtmetall für nachhaltige Industrie

Metals & Minerals

Aluminum

Aluminum is an indispensable light metal for the industry of the future. As a material for vehicle construction, energy infrastructure and packaging, it is crucial for sustainable value creation - lightweight, recyclable and versatile.

We deliver what makes Europe easier

The transformation to greater energy efficiency requires materials with a future.

Aluminum is at the heart of this. It enables lighter vehicles, robust power lines, modern architecture and sustainable packaging solutions.

We supply European industries with aluminum raw materials - from ore to oxide.

And exactly where they are needed.

Aluminum in figures - 2024

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According to current market forecasts, global demand for primary aluminium will increase by more than 35 % by 2030 - driven by lightweight construction, the energy transition and urbanization.

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Over 90 % of the world's aluminum comes from the raw material bauxite, which is refined into aluminum oxide (alumina) and then electrolytically processed into aluminum.

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The largest bauxite-producing countries are Australia, Guinea, Indonesia, China and Brazil - they secure the majority of the global supply of raw materials.

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The German Commodities Group has direct trading relationships with extraction and refining companies in West Africa, South East Asia and South America.

Global sources. Local supply.

We act along the entire aluminum value chain:

Bauxite, aluminium oxide and foundry products - standardized or customer-specific.

Our customers are manufacturers from the automotive, mechanical engineering, energy, packaging and metal processing industries.

We secure your supply - efficient, scalable, ESG-compliant.

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