HiQ Aluminium Industry Data Pack

For aluminium assessment, the label “aluminium” is usually not enough to determine the dataset. Foil, sheet, bar, profiles and casting alloys differ in product form, grade and processing requirements. The pack retains these attributes and provides product descriptions and input-output details, supporting both material matching and closer examination of the related process structure.

Dataset scale and information structure

The main table contains 4,445 records: 2,311 Cut-off and 2,134 Consequential records. It is accompanied by 28,286 input-output detail rows. The main table covers materials and processes across the value chain; detail rows are not counted as additional product datasets.

Main materials and processing stages

Smelting products, raw materials and anode materials

Coverage includes bauxite, alumina, aluminium hydroxide, liquid aluminium and aluminium ingot, together with calcined coke, green anode blocks and prebaked anodes. These records support searches for upstream aluminium products and related inputs. Each product performs a different function in the model and should be selected according to the actual material and process.

Casting and wrought aluminium alloys

Coverage includes recycled casting-alloy ingots such as ADC10, ADC12 and A360, wrought-alloy ingots, and master alloys such as aluminium-copper, aluminium-silicon, aluminium-manganese, aluminium-iron and aluminium-chromium. Grade and composition information provides a basis for matching downstream alloy materials.

Aluminium foil and cast-rolled strip

Coverage includes selected 3003, 8011 and 8079 aluminium foils and cast-rolled strips, as well as records without a specified grade. Some products further distinguish primary-aluminium, 30% recycled-aluminium and 100% scrap-aluminium scenarios, allowing users to search according to actual purchasing or production information.

Sheet, bar, coil, profiles and frames

Coverage includes aluminium-alloy sheet, bar, coil and profiles, electrical aluminium rod, and selected 6-series aluminium-alloy frames. Some sheet records specify 6016 or 5182 grades and stamping applications. Profile and frame records include selected recycled-feedstock ratios or records where the ratio is unspecified.

Casting, extrusion and scrap-aluminium treatment

Casting records distinguish selected solid round, hollow round and slab ingots and retain input scenarios such as solid recovered aluminium, remelt ingot or molten feedstock. The inventory also includes aluminium-alloy frame extrusion and selected pre-consumer and post-consumer scrap-aluminium and sorting activities.

HiQ Aluminium Industry Data Pack: dataset composition

Under the Cut-off model, the pack contains 2,311 records.

Processed aluminium products form the core of the pack. Bars, rods, coils, profiles and frames account for 484 records; aluminium foil for 440; cast-rolled aluminium strip for 396; and aluminium-alloy sheet for 231. Together, these four categories contain 1,551 records, or 67.11%. Selected records further distinguish grade and feedstock scenarios, including 3003, 8011 and 8079 foils and selected 6016 and 5182 sheets.

Alloy ingots and master alloys account for 374 records, including ADC10, ADC12, A360 and related master alloys. Upstream materials and primary-aluminium products account for 166 records across bauxite, alumina, aluminium hydroxide, liquid aluminium and ingot. Anode and carbon materials account for 102 records, including prebaked anodes, green anode blocks and calcined coke.

Processes and supporting content include 11 casting and extrusion records, seven scrap-aluminium and sorting records, 66 supporting brass-strip records, and 34 other supporting inputs such as steam and gypsum. Because the pack contains aluminium products, related processes and other inputs, not every record is a finished aluminium product. Input-output details are listed separately and are not included in these dataset counts.

Basis of calculation: this composition applies only to the Cut-off model. Record counts include different geographies and activity types.

HiQ Aluminium Industry Data Pack: technology and applications

Detail in technology and material scenarios

Move from product grade to the specific material

For aluminium foil, strip or alloy products, grade and product form provide an entry point for dataset selection. An 8011 aluminium foil, 3003 cast-rolled strip and ADC12 casting-alloy ingot represent different products and should not use one dataset merely because aluminium is the principal metal. If the grade is unknown, users can check whether a suitable unspecified-grade record is available.

Distinguish primary and recycled feedstock inputs

Selected products provide scenarios with primary aluminium or 30%, 80% or 100% scrap aluminium. For example, selected foil and cast-rolled-strip records include 30% and 100% recycled-feedstock scenarios, while profiles include records with 30% and 80% scrap. These ratios are not available for every product; the exact combination of product, grade and model should be checked first.

These records help express differences in feedstock configuration but do not prove the recycled content of an actual product. The recycled ratio should be supported by company formulation records or supplier information. Environmental results for different options must be calculated under a consistent product function and system model.

Use processing activities to define model boundaries

Casting, extrusion and finished-aluminium records can be used at different modelling levels. If company process data are available, users can identify background records for specific feedstocks and processing activities. If a finished-material dataset is used, its included processing scope should be checked first to avoid adding the same process again.

Geography and available information

The main table includes national, provincial and selected regional records and provides fields such as product name, collection period, unit, process description and allocation approach. These fields help users judge how well a dataset matches the material background being modelled.

Input-output details list the corresponding names, quantities, units and input or output direction, making it possible to examine which activities or flows form the process. Current model records are available for Cut-off and Consequential. Models should be selected separately, and results from different models should not be directly combined.

Typical applications

Product assessment for aluminium processors

Match datasets by grade, finished-product form and feedstock configuration, then model with actual plant energy, auxiliary materials, yield loss and production volume. Where process information is available, input-output details can be reviewed to understand how the record corresponds to the company's operation.

Material selection for downstream manufacturers

Packaging, construction, electrical-equipment and other manufacturers can search by the foil, profile, sheet or alloy ingot they actually purchase. Defined grade, recycled-feedstock information and product form narrow the candidate set and reduce reliance on overly broad material datasets.

Analysis of recycled-feedstock and processing options

Build assessment scenarios for different feedstock configurations or processing options while keeping product performance, output and the study boundary consistent. The data provide scenario inputs; the specific emissions reduction must be calculated through the complete model and cannot be inferred directly from the scrap-aluminium ratio.

How to use the pack in a project

First define product form and grade, then check the feedstock scenario, production or market activity, geography and model. When general energy, logistics or other materials are required, compatible background data can be added with the selection rationale recorded. Before citing a specific factor, verify the relevant method, unit and boundary documentation.