Aluminum

• On global scale, CO₂ emission will be held down to below the 1990 level.
• In (domestic) rolling and extruding processes CO₂ will be reduced in 2010 by about 10% from 1995. (As a whole, an increase of 28,000 tons per month.)
• The ratio of the use of aluminum scrap, which can reduce the use of energy by 3% as compared with new ingot, will be expanded to 36% in 2010. (It was 18% in 1990.) Overseas, CO₂ emission will be held down to 127,000 tons per month
• Hold down CO₂ through product development. Curb 300 tons of CO₂ per month.

Measures

• Promote vigorous aluminum recycling.
• Promote conservation of energy and resources and ease the NOx problem in physical flow by carrying out comprehensive distribution measures.
• Support the manufacture of lighter aluminum cars and rolling stock.

• Raising the rate of use of aluminum scrap.
  From 18% in 1990 to more than 30% in 2010
• Recycling of aluminum dross.
  From 35% in 1995 to more than 90% in 2010
• Recycling of industrial waste.
  From 24% in 1995 to more than 50% in 2010

Measures

• Promotion of the aluminum recycle.
• Restraining the generation of aluminum dross and promotion of its recycling.
• Make efforts to reduce the output of industrial waste and promote its effective use.

This plan was drafted by the following seven companies:

Sumitomo Metal Industries, The Furukawa Electric, Kobe Steel, Mitsubishi Aluminum Company, Nippon Light Metal, Showa Aluminum Corporation, Sky Aluminum.