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Products & Services—Programs & Actions
Customer Partnerships
Throughout the years, we have worked with many of our customers on product improvements that promote sustainability. The new Airbus A380 features more new Alcoa metallics and products than any other aircraft in Alcoa’s aerospace history. Many of these new materials, such as alloy 2199, and components offer lighter weight to help this world’s largest commercial aircraft with fuel-efficient operation.
Since the early 1990s, we have worked with Ferrari to build more efficient, safer, and recyclable vehicles. This relationship expanded in 2005 with the formation of a long-term strategic partnership focused on creating advanced aluminum spaceframe technology for future generations of Ferrari vehicles.
We continue to be a leader in the lifecycle assessment of our materials in customer products applications, conducting product-specific assessments related to our transportation and building products businesses.
Additional customer successes can be found on the individual market pages on alcoa.com.
Sustainable (Green) Infrastructure Market Development Team
In 2008, our Sustainable (Green) Infrastructure Market Development Team evolved into a center of excellence at Alcoa, with its main pursuit being to develop and maintain global competency in sustainable product design and market growth.
The group will help Alcoa businesses calculate CO2 footprints of key product lines; obtain cradle-to-cradle design product certifications; maximize recycled content of key product lines; and explore and define new business models that create carbon credits in our downstream and midstream businesses. It also will assist our business units in determining how they can help their customers’ sustainability goals.
Impact of Transportation
According to an estimate from the International Aluminium Institute, the overall impact of transporting product in the aluminum industry, despite long shipment distances, is relatively small on a tonnage basis. Here are the most recent estimates of the kilograms of CO2 equivalents per 1,000 kilograms of process output:
- Bauxite
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Case Studies
Students Dig Deep to Put Classroom Learnings into Action
Bringing EHS, Sustainability Awareness to the Community
Coating Reformulation Brings Environmental, Economic Benefits
Serving as an EHS Benchmark
Sustainable Commitment to Packaging
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