Aluminium and its uses

Aluminium is one of the most important and widely used metals in the transport, construction, packaging and electrical sectors.

• In transport, aluminium is used in cars (engine blocks, cylinder heads, transmission housings and body panels), trucks and buses (sheet and plate for bodies), in railway stock and in aircraft.
• In construction, aluminium is used in sheet products for roofing and wall cladding, in extrusions for windows and doors, and in castings for builders' hardware.
• In packaging, aluminium is used in the form of alloy sheet for beverage can bodies and tops, as foil for household and commercial wrap, and in manufactured packaging products such as cartons for fruit juice and packaging for pharmaceuticals.
• In the electrical sector, aluminium is used in the form of wire, normally reinforced with steel to form cables.