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      Why aluminium in your smartphone contains aluminium of the highest purity

      Is 99 percent pure aluminum good enough? The high-technological electronics industry goes for two or even three nines after the period for aluminium of very high purity. Here is why they need it.

      High-purity aluminium is not just as pure as it gets, it is also high-speed: it moves electrical current even faster. That speeds up electronic semiconductors and devices from computers to smartphones.

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      High-purity aluminium speeds up electronic semiconductors and devices from computers to smartphones. Photo: Getty/iStock

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      Whether in displays, micro-chips, memory drives or with the Start/Stop control in passenger cars – countless people all over the world benefit from this metal. Sometimes even just a touch of it is enough, says Berthold Lukat, who leads this business in Hydro.

      Tailored high-end aluminium

      The high-end aluminum is produced with fractional crystallization, finally casting the ready-to-use liquid metal to various shapes, tailored to the customer's request.

      Want to know more? Read more about High purity aluminium on hydro.com

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      Most of this aluminium goes to the high-tech industry in Asia, and mainly used in products such as LCD screens, computers, smartphones, tablets and other products.

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