Miles Prosser is the Secretary General of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the only body that represents the aluminium industry at the global level. With more than twenty years’ experience working on various industry policy issues, Miles brings in-depth knowledge on resource allocation, sustainability and climate change. Miles joined the IAI from the Australian Aluminium Council, where he served as Executive Director for more than ten years. He leads the IAI to promote the unique and valuable properties of aluminium in sustainable development. He holds an honours degree from the Australian National University. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in London.
Keynote Speaker and Panelist: SESSION: Downstream and End User
Cut to the Chase! Is aluminium the solution that we think it is?
All Sessions by Miles Prosser
Downstream and End User | Cut to the Chase!: Is aluminium the solution that we think it is?
- The IAI outlook for 2050 is that the world will need 150M tons of aluminium, including one third of which should come from recycled metal.
- The global demand and supply balance of green aluminium.
- The world's current production stands at almost 70M Tons of primary aluminium metal. How can we get to 150MT?
- How can we get there using secondary aluminium metal? We need to drastically increase our recycling volume, but is this achievable in reality?
- The demand versus supply for green aluminium is imbalanced. Will the world be able to source enough metal at zero or near-zero emissions?
- What is happening with the semi-finished and the finished products markets? What is happening with extrusion products? Rolling mills? Car manufacturers' scrap recycling systems are thriving in Thailand and in Malaysia - What can South East Asia teach the rest of the world about scrap recycling?
- What are the plans that can help further improve scrap and recycling in these countries?
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam markets are quickly developing downstream ultra-modern industries. Is China under threat from the growing industries in South East Asia?
- Can we create the right balance between supply and demand? make it a win-win for everyone?
- What do consumers need? Is aluminium really the metal of the future? What about other substitutes? Steel, Copper, Plastic, Carbon Fibre? Is aluminium a threat or threatened? Any other industries that can replace aluminium in its pursuit of sustainability? What downstream products are needed? Do we need to relook at the applications? increase the range? replace other metals?
