Innovative techniques such as additive layer manufacturing and near net forging are helping us reduce waste and emissions. Where waste is unavoidable, we use circular manufacturing practices to keep it to a minimum. An example of where we are already leading in this area is our use of circular, closed loop manufacturing practices for our titanium and nickel alloys, which make up the main components in our gas turbine products.
This is important because we use more than 20,000 tonnes of high-value metal alloys each year, equivalent to two and a half Eiffel Towers.
Already, more than 95% of our used aircraft engines can be recycled, with around half of the recovered material being of such high quality it can be safely reused to make a new engine. Our target is to recover and recycle 68% of material used in our manufacturing and production operations by 2025.
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