The Center’s initial focus will be the growth and decarbonization of North American primary aluminum production.

Why aluminum?

• Aluminum is vital to the transition to a more sustainable energy future as a key material in green technologies from electric vehicles to solar panels.
• A strong North American production sector could become the cornerstone of an innovative manufacturing ecosystem benefiting automakers, defense contractors, packaging firms and other industries.

The aluminum sector is expected to grow over the next twenty years as government leaders pursue policies to ensure secure supply chains of vital materials while also improving environmental outcomes. Examining the feasibility of reshoring primary aluminum production to expand U.S. capacity could reduce the industry’s carbon emissions, as well as provide a cost advantage to U.S. automakers as they work to increase electric vehicle production.

Center objectives:

• Propose new federal government purchasing regulations that prioritizes N.A. primary aluminum.
• Develop policy recommendations designed to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2035.
• Create the Aluminum Business Council, a group of producers, customers and stakeholders that will provide guidance and insight to revitalize aluminum smelters using clean technologies.