Free

Free trade is a multiplier of growth. FACE supports the liberalisation of raw materials

Fair

FACE supports a rules-based and fair international trade system with the WTO at its core

Green

FACE calls for the creation of a green aluminium label

25 years at the service of the competitiveness and sustainability of the EU downstream aluminium industry.

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FACE ad ARABAL 2025: tendenze globali ed esperienze europee su un metallo strategico

FACE at ARABAL 2025: global trends and European perspectives

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Aluminium, the key metal in global industry”

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Alluminio, il metallo chiave dell’industria globale”

Aluminium recycling, Braghi (Novelis): “Europe risks losing out on scrap to China too”

Riciclo alluminio, Braghi (Novelis): “L’Europa con la Cina rischia di perdere anche i rottami”

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Stop the scrap bleeding: keep this raw material and support its use in Europe”

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Basta emorragia rottami: teniamo questa materia prima, sosteniamo l’utilizzo in Europa”

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EU primary aluminium deficit

0 %

Annual overcost of EU import tariffs on raw aluminium

1 -2 bln €

Annual CBAM overcost to the EU downstream

3, bln €

Share of raw material purchase in production costs

60 to %

Share of the downstram in the EU aluminium industry turnover

Share of the downstream in the EU aluminium industry workforce

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FACE fights for the competitiveness and the sustainability of the EU downstream aluminium industry. Our stance on key public policies :

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25 years at the service of the competitiveness and sustainability of the EU downstream aluminium industry.

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FACE ad ARABAL 2025: tendenze globali ed esperienze europee su un metallo strategico

FACE at ARABAL 2025: global trends and European perspectives

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Aluminium, the key metal in global industry”

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Alluminio, il metallo chiave dell’industria globale”

Aluminium recycling, Braghi (Novelis): “Europe risks losing out on scrap to China too”

Riciclo alluminio, Braghi (Novelis): “L’Europa con la Cina rischia di perdere anche i rottami”

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Stop the scrap bleeding: keep this raw material and support its use in Europe”

Mario Conserva (FACE): “Basta emorragia rottami: teniamo questa materia prima, sosteniamo l’utilizzo in Europa”

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