1、The Aluminum Association is closely monitoring the situation in the Gulf region. In 2025, the Middle East accounted for 21% of the US's unwrought aluminum imports and 13% of wrought aluminum imports. The association is worried about the supply chain impact and keeps close communication with member companies;

2、The bipartisan Congressional Aluminum Caucus held a briefing to highlight the importance of aluminum scrap to the domestic supply chain. The Aluminum Association called for the control of aluminum scrap exports to support local manufacturing and safeguard supply chain security;

3、The recycling refund bill in Washington State, supported by the Aluminum Association and other institutions, failed to pass in the state House of Representatives by a narrow margin this week. The association will continue to advocate similar programs and promote high-efficiency recycling across the country;

4、The standards team of the Aluminum Association released the February 2026 Standards Action Report, disclosing the latest progress in the formulation of aluminum industry standards;

5、The groundbreaking ceremony of the casthouse expansion project at Arconic's Davenport Works, a member company of the Aluminum Association, was held with an investment of 175 million US dollars. The US aluminum industry has invested more than 11 billion US dollars in domestic operations since 2016;

6、The "Recycle Dat!" aluminum recycling campaign at Mardi Gras in New Orleans achieved remarkable results, collecting a total of 61,219 pounds of recyclables, including 6,142 pounds of aluminum products equivalent to about 197,000 aluminum cans;

7、The Aluminum Association's "As American As" digital advertising campaign won the gold medal for the "Best Advertising Media Kit" at the Trendy Awards, which highlighted the important role of aluminum in the development of the United States;

8、The Aluminum Association reviewed its 2025 sustainable development work, focusing on recycling. It confirmed that the recycling cycle of used aluminum cans in the US is less than 60 days, and also launched a member-exclusive carbon emission calculator and released an environmental report on the application of aluminum in electric vehicles;

9、Aluminum is a core material for the construction of modern skyscrapers, and the completion of modern skyscrapers cannot be achieved without the application of aluminum.

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