All about aluminium recycling
The aluminium recycling industry is increasingly important to the UK’s economy in terms of manufacturing, protecting the environment, and more. Read on for more detail in this special Super Metal Recycling guide to aluminium, covering everything you need to know on the subject. History of aluminium Did you know that nobody 200 years ago was aware that aluminium existed? This may be hard to believe, considering how aluminium is found practically everywhere today – in cans and other packaging as well as window frames and vehicles. In fact, aluminium was not isolated until 1825, despite being one of the most common elements found in the earth’s crust. This is because aluminium, in its pure form, is rarely found in nature. An inherently reactive substance, it can usually be found as part of a mixture of substances inside a red-brown ore named bauxite. In order to retrieve aluminium from bauxite, the ore must be melted with a mineral called cryolite. It is then subjected to an elec...