BMW to Use World’s First Solar-Made Aluminum

  • UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium in deal with German carmaker
  • BMW to use solar-made aluminum in parts for electric cars
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BMW AG and Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC have struck a deal for the first aluminum produced using solar power, a milestone for both their energy-intensive industries.

The Middle East’s biggest aluminum maker will supply 43,000 metric tons per year of solar aluminum to the German carmaker in a deal worth at least 100 million euros ($121 million), the two companies said in statements on Tuesday.