Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative becomes new member of ASI

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has announced the joining of a new member the Global Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI). GLAFRI believes that the cooperation with ASI will boost aluminium foil sector by providing information and developing responsible management programs.

Oliver Hommel, president of GLAFRI, said that the association has decided to join ASI after the discussions at the 2016 Global Foil Roller Conference in Shanghai and its annual webinar early this year.

Hommel commented:“Supporting responsible sourcing and supply chains should help to position foil stronger and better compared to competing materials. This can improve the competitiveness of the aluminium foil industry as well as boosting consumption worldwide.”

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Stefan Glimm, director general of GLAFRI said, “ASI is a customer driven initiative along the whole aluminium supply chain. It aims to achieve similar values to those GLAFRI promotes and represents through our logo: capable, responsible, sustainable.”

GLAFRI is an association that gives information on aluminium foil market to its members and coordinates sustainability initiatives in order to promote innovative foil development and aid growth in the aluminium foil market.