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Independent technical research institute for aluminium recycling technology · Last updated: 2026-10-30

This is a small institute with a specific remit. We read everything that arrives through this form, but we can only act on part of it. The guidance below is written so that you know, before writing, what we can and cannot do — and so that the right submissions reach the right process.

Before you write: is this the right channel?

If you want to… Use this channel Why
Report a factual or numerical error This form → “Correction” · or research@aluminiumrecycling.org Substantiated corrections are published on the page with a dated note and credited, unless you ask otherwise. See Editorial Standards.
Submit literature, a patent, or a dataset This form → “Literature addition” Same process. We need the primary source, not a summary of it.
Challenge a figure or a classification This form → “Data challenge” State the figure, its stated basis, and the source you rely on. Unstated denominators are the most common cause of disagreement.
Ask for equipment advice or a supplier recommendation Not us. We do not recommend, rank or endorse suppliers — see Terms of Use §6. Contact manufacturers directly, or an independent consultant.
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Request reuse permission This form → “Permissions” · or research@aluminiumrecycling.org Content is licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Permission beyond the licence is generally granted for scholarly, regulatory and educational reuse.
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Stating what we cannot do is not discourtesy. It is how a small institute with a verification standard stays able to do the part it can.

What to include — and why it matters

A correction that can be checked in five minutes gets handled in five minutes. One that cannot may sit unanswered. The difference is usually these four things:

  • The page URL. Which statement is in question.
  • The primary source you rely on. A named document — patent publication, annual report, audit report, statistical release, regulatory text. A secondary article that repeats a figure is not a primary source, and in this field secondary sources copy each other extensively.
  • The figure with its basis. Per tonne of what, relative to what baseline, over what period, at what temperature. A number without a denominator cannot be compared with ours, and that is the single most common source of apparent disagreement we receive.
  • Your name and how you wish to be credited — or a clear statement that you prefer not to be named.

We publish a correction note stating what changed and why. We do not silently delete the earlier value.

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    If the form fails to submit, or you prefer email: research@aluminiumrecycling.org. A broken form should not be the reason a correction goes unreported.

    What happens next

    1. We read it. Everything that arrives is read by the research board. There is no auto-responder and no ticket number.
    2. We check it against the source you cite. If we cannot reach that source, we will say so rather than take the claim on trust — including where the claim supports what we already published.
    3. We respond. For corrections, expect a response within two weeks; for general correspondence, we aim to reply but cannot guarantee it.
    4. If substantiated, we correct the page and append a dated note naming the change. Credit is given where the source and the submitter warrant it, unless you asked otherwise.
    5. If we cannot confirm it, we say so — and where a claim is widely repeated but unverifiable, we may say that too on the page.

    We do not remove content because it is commercially inconvenient to a company, sponsor or reader. Removal happens for inaccuracy, not for discomfort.

    Your data

     

    What you type into the form is sent to us by email and is not stored in the website’s database. We use it to reply and, where a correction is published, to record the correction. For the full position — including retention, your rights, and how to request deletion — see our Privacy Policy.

    One honest limitation: because submissions are not stored on the site, we cannot retrieve a message you sent but did not keep a copy of. Keep your own copy if the content matters.

    Direct contacts

    • research@aluminiumrecycling.org — corrections, literature additions, data challenges, reuse permissions. Content and editorial matters.
    • contact@aluminiumrecycling.org — data protection and rights requests, and all other institutional correspondence.

    Related: About the Institute · Editorial Standards · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy

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    本机构规模小而职责明确。通过本表单收到的内容我们都会阅读，但只能处理其中一部分。以下指引旨在让您在动笔前就知道我们能做什么、不能做什么。 1. 写信前：这是正确的渠道吗？报告事实或数值错误 → 本表单”更正”项，或 research@aluminiumrecycling.org（经证实的更正在页面公开发布并附载明日期的说明、予以署名，除非您另有要求，见《学术与文献引用标准》）；提交文献、专利或数据集 → 本表单”文献补充”（同一流程，我们需要一手来源而非其摘要）；质疑某个数字或归类 → 本表单”数据质疑”（须说明该数字、其载明基准及您所依据的来源——未载明分母是我们收到的分歧中最常见的成因）；寻求装备建议或供应商推荐 → 不是我们（依《使用条款》第 6 节，我们不推荐、排名或背书供应商，请直接联系制造商或独立顾问）；要求认证、批准或收录某产品 → 不是我们（我们不是认证机构，不出具任何背书）；洽询广告、赞助或付费排名 → 不是我们（不接受附加条件的资助，不发布付费排名，详见”关于机构”页）；商业或采购询价 → 不是我们（不销售任何东西，不作为任何制造商的代理）；复用授权 → 本表单”许可”项或 research@aluminiumrecycling.org（内容采用 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 许可，超出许可范围的学术、监管与教育类复用通常予以授权）；数据保护或权利请求 → contact@aluminiumrecycling.org（访问、更正、删除、反对，见《隐私政策》第 13 节）。说明我们不能做什么并非怠慢——这正是规模小而设有核验标准的机构得以做好其能做的那部分的原因。 2. 应包含哪些内容，以及为何重要。五分钟内核查得了的更正，五分钟就能处理；核查不了的则可能搁置。差别通常在这四项：① 页面 URL——哪条陈述有问题；② 您所依据的一手来源——具名文件（专利公开文本、年报、审核报告、统计发布、法规文本）；重复某个数字的二手文章不是一手来源，而本领域二手来源相互抄录极为普遍；③ 数字及其基准——每吨什么、相对何基准、何期间、何种温度；未载明分母的数字无法与我们的数字比较，这是我们收到的表观分歧中最常见的成因；④ 您的姓名与希望如何署名，或明确表示不愿署名。我们发布更正说明，载明改动了什么及原因，不静默删除原值。 3. 发送消息。带星号字段为必填。表单由 Cloudflare Turnstile 保护，其不使用追踪 cookie 或行为画像。 4. 后续流程。① 我们会阅读——研究委员会阅读所有来信，无自动回复与工单编号；② 我们会对照您引用的来源核查——若无法获取该来源，我们会说明，而非凭信任接受该主张，即便该主张支持我们已发布的内容；③ 我们会回复——更正类两周内回复，一般信件力求回复但不作保证；④ 经证实的，我们更正页面并附载明日期的说明，载明改动内容，并在来源与提交者适当时予以署名（除非您另有要求）；⑤ 若无法核实，我们会明说——若某说法流传甚广但无法核实，我们也可能在页面上如实说明这一点。我们不会因为内容在商业上令某公司、资助方或读者不便而删除；删除只因不准确，不因令人不适。 5. 您的数据。您在表单中填写的内容通过邮件发送给我们，不存储在网站数据库中；用于回复您，并在更正发布时用于记录该更正。完整立场——含留存期限、您的权利与删除请求方式——见《隐私政策》。一项诚实的限制：因提交内容不存储在站上，您发送但未自留副本的邮件我们无法为您检索；若内容重要，请自留副本。 6. 直接联系方式。research@aluminiumrecycling.org——更正、文献补充、数据质疑、复用授权，即内容与编辑事务；contact@aluminiumrecycling.org——数据保护与权利请求，以及所有其他机构往来信件；通信地址：（待填写）。相关页面：关于机构 · 学术与文献引用标准 · 使用条款 · 隐私政策。