Aluminium

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Aluminium is a modern material – light, strong, easily pliable, a good conductor of heat and electricity, non-magnetic, resistant to corrosion, hygienic and recyclable. Aluminium constructions weigh only a third of equivalent steel constructions.

Advantages of aluminium:

• From the raw materials extraction up to the recycling:
  Aluminium is a predestinated material for a maximum on sustainibility
• Aluminium is the third most element on earth and is derived from bauxid
• At WICONA 68% of the needed energy for the aluminium production is produced by hydropower
• The aluminium lifetime is very high:
  About 75% of the produced aluminium products of aluminium ever are still in usage today
• Just 5% of the original energy use are needed for the aluminium production from recycling materials
• Aluminium is reusable endless:
  The recycling rate of aluminium is between 95 and 100% without lossing quality
• Recycling of 1 t aluminium means:
  - about 4 t less Bauxid
  - about 9 t less CO2 emissions
• Aluminium is slim
  - filigree frame constructions for windows and facades compared to wood
  - more light incidence for a better usage of solar energy
• Aluminium is almost maintenance-free
  - no protective measures against mould, fungal infestation or corrosion
  - no solvents for the varnish