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2016 ANNUAL REPORT 1
The Aluminum
Association promotes
the production
and use of aluminum
as the sustainable
material of choice.
The Aluminum Association will:
• Drive communications that aggressively promote
aluminum, while developing stakeholder
champions for its sustainability advantages.
• Provide timely, relevant industry statistics and
information on emerging issues for enhanced
industry transparency.
• Create, maintain, monitor and advocate for
standards and technical documents that
encourage the use of aluminum.
• Successfully advance regulatory and legislative
policy in state, federal and international arenas.
• Convene forums on emerging and relevant issues
in order to strengthen the industry.
• Facilitate the sharing of best practices in
enhancing global health, environment and
safety performance.
Approved by the Board of Directors, April 2013
THE VISION & MISSION
T H E A L U M I N U M A S S O C I AT I O N
BY THE NUMBERS
112 member companies
412
aluminum plants
in the United States
40
states with aluminum
plant presence
385,000
unique visitors to (up 25% yoy)
19,000
followers across
social media channels
(up 14% yoy)
4% twitter
engagement rate
49 members
of the Congressional
Aluminum Caucus
541 alloys registered by the
Aluminum Association since 1954
184
industry employees
trained on safety in 2016
$85,000
raised in 2016 election
cycle by AluminumPAC
$2.8 billion invested or committed
for U.S. plant expansions since 2013
34
ongoing statistical
reports
713,000
jobs supported by U.S.
aluminum industry
$186 billion in economic output supported
by U.S. aluminum industry (1% of U.S. GDP)