Stop aluminum imports from Russia. This is what EA – European Aluminium, the organization that represents the light metal industry at a continental level, bringing together primary and secondary aluminum producers ( from recycling), downstream producers and national business associations in this supply chain. The time is ripe, given that Europe has now proven itself capable of satisfying the growing demand for this strategic raw material.
âThe European aluminum industry has already significantly reduced its dependence on imports of Russian metal, with a decline of 34% in 2023 compared to the previous year – states EA – and this is why we now encourage EU institutions to expand the scope of the sanctions on all the main categories of light metal products, such as billets and ingots, which constitute 85% of EU imports from Russiaâ.
By continuing to strengthen the recovery and recycling system and thus increasing individual national production capacities, the European aluminum industry will be increasingly able to satisfy the growing demand for light metal while guaranteeing its indispensable strategic autonomy .
