Based　on　Life　Cycle　Assessment　(LCA),　a　quantitative　analysis　of　resources　consumption,　energy　consumption　and　pollutants　emissions　caused　by　the　production　of　primary　aluminum　and　recycled　aluminum　in　China　in　year　of　2008　were　carried　out.　Compared　to　the　status　of　the　year　2003,　the　energy　consumption　of　primary　aluminum　production　had　reduced　by　16%.　Global　Warming　Potential　(GWP)　also　had　a　sharp　reduce.　These　related　to　the　advanced　production　technology　of　the　alumina　suitable　for　bauxite　in　China,　phasing　out　of　old　plants　some　using　Soderberg　technology　and　the　reduction　of　energy　consumption　of　generating　electricity.　At　the　production　of　recycled　aluminum,　we　can　find　that　the　energy　consumption　of　recycled　aluminum　covering　transportation,　pretreating　and　remelting　of　scrap　accounts　for　less　than　5%　of　the　primary　aluminum　production,　and　the　environmental　load　is　lower　than　the　primary　aluminum.　(C)　2011　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.