Aluminum Trends: Major Products

Environmental Issues
International Competition
Major Products and Markets
Regulations and NOx Control
Summary
Trends / Major Products
Trends / Employment and Productivity
Trends / Energy Consumption by Fuel
Trends / Primary Aluminum Production
Trends / Total Supply of Aluminum
Trends / World Aluminum Output
Trends / Distribution of Power Plants
Trends / Distribution of Processing Plants

The end use market having the greatest growth in transportation. The annual growth for this market has averaged 3.1% over the past ten years. Building and Construction has made the greatest decrease averaging a 1.8% annual decline. Trends over the past ten years for each major market segment follow:

Building and Construction

Containers and Packaging

Transportation

Electrical

Consumer Durables

Machinery and Equipment