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Sourcing and consumption of raw materials is a global process, as global as the production of home appliances. Considering the main materials, the consumption at global level to produce and annually supply home appliances for EU markets is equal to:
1,2% of global production of Copper
0,5% of global production of Aluminium
0,5% of global production of Plastics
0,2% of global production of Steel1
1Steel + Stainless Steel.
Source: UNU-VIE SCYCLE estimations based on OECD, steelonthenet.com,Statista.com, Plasticinsight.com, PlasticsEurope, Copper Study Group report.
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