As the representative of the Canadian
aluminum industry in dealings with
governments and business and
research environments, the AAC also
informs the general public about
the issues and spin-offs created by this
key sector in the Canadian economy.

Used throughout the world, aluminum
can be recycled endlessly. It is the
most abundant metal found in the
earth’s crust, but is not found in its
pure state. To make use of its qualities,
it must be extracted and transformed.

Discovered a little over 200 years
ago, aluminum is a comparatively
young metal. It is also an element that
continues to astonish us, particularly
in Quebec, where 90% of Canada’s
primary fusion aluminum is produced.

As the third largest aluminum
producing country in the world,
Canada enjoys many benefits from
this important industrial sector
in terms of its production and
transformation as well as
the exportation of Quebec’s
engineering skills.

Research into aluminum has literally
exploded over the past 20 years
in Quebec. New materials, new
opportunities… The future of
an entire industry is at play.

Omnipresent and with unimagined
positive impacts on human life,
aluminum is doing very well,
not to mention the many efforts
made by the Canadian aluminum
industry in the area of sustainable
development.