UK Average Annual Usage of Aluminium in Building Systems
New build
Refurbishment
31,000 tonnes
15,000 tonne
Recycling
30% of the 1.9 million tonnes of aluminium used in Europe in 1997 came from recycling.
Aluminium used in construction
In the UK, over 150,000 tonnes of aluminium are used by the building and construction industry each year, a large proportion of which is in the form of extruded and rolled products.
