Consumer products
About a quarter of world aluminum consumption is accounted for by a wide variety of consumer products including furniture and household fittings, as well as sundry manufactured goods such as transportation containers, gas cylinders, masts, bicycles and caravans. In addition, aluminum is used in marine applications such as the bodies of ships, helicopter pads, gangways, handrails and firewalls. This long list of uses for aluminium is constantly growing, as new ideas become reality.