håvard bergsdal anders h strømman edgar g hertwich the aluminium industry environment technology and production ntnu program for industriell økologi rapport nr 8 2004 reports working papers from norwegian university of science industrial ecology programme indecol report no issn 1501 6153 isbn 82 7948 042 0 trykt 043 9 pdf editor in chief professor leader editors øivind hagen sintef society ifim design layout elin mathiassen coordinator may be downloaded web site 7491 trondheim norway tel 47 73598940 fax 73598943 e mail www abstract resources are abundant will cover world demand several hundred years primary is increasing worldwide same holds secondary at an even higher rate stocks products have been growing a shift towards more reliance on better utilization these taking place as returned ending their lifetime bauxite alumina consumption described