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Aluminum is a beautiful, decorative and environmentally friendly material, and in recent years aluminum has become a widely used material in everyday life. This is both when it comes to interior architecture, but also more decorative and architectural purposes.

Aluminum is often used...

... in architecture. Whether it is entire facades or narrowed down to windows and doors, it is used because aluminum is a fantastic material for such constructions. Aluminum is a light metal, which is easier to handle during the actual construction. In addition, anodized aluminum requires minimal maintenance and fits into most environments.

Aluminum is the substance that occurs in the largest quantity in the earth's crust – approx. 8%. In comparison, iron makes up approx. 5%. 

Aluminum occurs in nature...

... as aluminum oxide, but can be converted into metallic aluminum by a subsequent electrolysis process. The process is very power-intensive, which is the reason why aluminum production has traditionally been located in places with access to cheap power – for example from hydropower.

Aluminum produced by electrolysis...

... is called "primary aluminium". Aluminum that is recycled by remelting is called "secondary aluminium". The energy consumption in the production of secondary aluminum is only approx. 3% of the energy consumption for the production of primary aluminium. 

Many producers of aluminum today use mixtures of primary and secondary aluminum to produce commercial alloys. 

Aluminum is used as...

... sheets in varying sizes and thicknesses, cast items, forged items and extruded profiles (standard or customized).

The choice is made based on considerations of total cost and the desired surface finish.

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