How much aluminium is recycled in the world yearly?

Can Aluminium can be recycled this makes it a sustainable material?

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    Aluminium is the worlds most abundant metallic element in the earths crust, and can be recycled without degradation of properties though some is lost. Aluminium's high scrap value and well established recycling infrastructure make it the most frequently recycled metal, so much that 73% of the aluminium ever produced is still in use today. Recycling is not a perfect process and ultimately it will be all used.

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