This is expected to increase in the short term, as AME forecasts finished zinc production to grow 2.4% on-year to 14.5Mt in 2025 and a further 2.1% to reach 14.9Mt in 2026. Zinc, however, has a relatively low carbon footprint compared to other metals. Copper production emits 4.1tCO2e per tonne, while aluminium production generates over 15tCO2e per tonne. Nickel production is even higher, emitting between 20t to 70t CO2 per tonne, depending on the deposit type and processing methods. Zinc is inherently recyclable and uniquely does not lose any integrity to its value, physical or chemical properties through the recycling process. Up to 95% of all zinc in products used in construction are recycled, with 30-40% of all current zinc production coming from recycled, or secondary, zinc sources. Around 240-250Mt of zinc are currently in use globally, known as the anthropogenic stock, and this will become available for recycling in the future. Between 2010 and 2018 zinc recycling doubled, partly because of increased regulations and enforcement to promote EAF dust recycling in Europe, North America, and China.