Federation Of Aluminium Consumers In Europe

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Face Aluminium
Website http//face-aluminium.com/ The
Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe
(FACE) is the voice of Europes aluminium
consumers. Trade, Industry, Energy, Competition,
Raw materials, Technology, Standardization,
Research, Innovation.
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Sustainability

• Aluminium offers solutions to many of Europes
  sustainability challenges most importantly it
  can enable its low-carbon, resource-efficient
  agenda and support long-lasting growth and a more
  competitive EU economy.  
• Energy and GHG emissions
• Since 1990, the aluminium industry in Europe has
  reduced its CO2 emissions by more than 50 and
  PFCs emissions by 90. The goal is to further
  reduce industrial energy consumption by 10 per
  tonne of aluminium produced or transformed.
  Energy efficiency is a driver of competitiveness
  in our sector, as electricity accounts for up to
  40 of the costs of primary smelters in Europe.
  As base-load consumers, aluminium smelters assist
  the balancing of the grid and the use of
  renewable energy sources.

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• Responsible Materials And Sourcing
• Aluminium producers are committed to source raw
  materials responsibly, from an environmental,
  economic and social perspective, promoting
  traceability best practices. Aluminium is
  produced out of a mineral ore, bauxite. 90 of
  the worlds bauxite reserves are concentrated in
  tropical and sub-tropical regions, therefor our
  industry imports into Europe key raw materials
  for the primary and downstream segments. It
  contributes directly to improve the available
  sourcing and traceability standards through the
  direct involvement of some our members in the
  Aluminium Stewardship Initiative and the
  International Council of Mining and Metals - and
  will develop core criteria for sustainable raw
  materials sourcing which will apply to the whole
  sector.
• Recycling
• Aluminium is infinitely recyclable. Irrespective
  of how many times it is reprocessed and re-used,
  it remains fundamentally unchanged. Recycling
  aluminium uses only 5 of the energy needed for
  primary production. Greater recycling also
  reduces energy consumption and lowers greenhouse
  gas emissions. This makes aluminium an essential
  component of a Circular Economy. As part of the
  European Commissions new Circular Economy
  strategy our industry is committed to assisting
  in the phasing out of landfilling of recyclable
  waste. We are developing market-specific
  recycling action plans, starting with the
  packaging, automotive and buildings sectors.

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• Social Aspects
• The European aluminium industry is committed to
  being a progressive and inclusive industry. The
  health and safety of our workers are our members
  top priority and the industry is continuously
  striving to eliminate industrial accidents.
  Ongoing investments in safety, prevention and
  training programmes delivered a 79 reduction in
  Total Recordable Incident rate.

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About the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in
Europe - FACE

• With a membership comprised of many of the top
  aluminium downstream stakeholders, the Federation
  of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE)is the
  voice of Europes aluminium consumers. Since its
  founding in May 1999, FACE has advocated for a
  fair playing field for the continents downstream
  aluminium as well as promoting the versatile
  metal by showcasing its economic, social, and
  environmental virtues.
• Based in Brescia, Italy, the association boasts a
  membership of almost three dozen companies,
  organizations, and associations hailing from
  seven different European countries, plus two
  additional observer members from outside Europe.
• FACE was founded with five objectives
• Achievement of fair trade in primary aluminium
  and aluminium products across all markets and in
  all countries.

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• Promotion of aluminium and aluminium products as
  a superior choice due to its significant
  economic, social, and environmental advantages.
• Continual assessment and evaluation of new and
  emerging technology for the production,
  semi-fabrication, trade, and use of aluminium.
• Stimulating demand for aluminium by reducing the
  cost of primary aluminium.
• Increase membership in the federation.
• FACE zealously promotes a positive image of the
  downstream aluminium sector via outreach to the
  press and education for the public, and provides
  a forum for sharing of technological expertise,
  best practices, economic and statistical data and
  analyses, and other information of interest and
  benefit to the European downstream aluminium
  sector.

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• Since its inception, FACE has spearheaded several
  lobbying efforts on behalf of the downstream
  aluminium sector. Among FACEs biggest victories
  came early on in its existence. Prior to its
  formation, few of Europes citizens were aware of
  the onerous 6-percent duty levied on imports of
  aluminium. In order to combat this, FACE took the
  initiative changing perceptions, establishing
  dialogues, educating decision makers, and
  presenting well-researched and convincing
  arguments on behalf of the industry as a whole.
• In short, FACE acted as the missing piece,
  filling the gap between aluminium consumers and
  Europes policymakers. Once the groundwork was
  laid, the path to victory was assured. Having
  pled its case to Europes governments, FACE initia
  ted Europes first-ever tariff quota request,
  which led shortly after to the duty to be cut in
  half, but only upon unalloyed aluminium.
• Far from resting upon its laurels, FACE still has
  much work to do to reach the goal of a duty-free
  European aluminium market. The Federation
  continues to expand its activities by drawing the
  international spotlight to Europes aluminium
  trade. From marketing, trade shows, conferences,
  and various Internet portals, FACE will continue
  to advocate for Europes aluminium sector, with
  the goal of reducing governmental and economic
  obstacles for the industry to zero.

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Thank you