
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Audi against Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard for rolled material press shop operations undertaken at production facilities in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt, Germany. At the two facilities, rolled material press operations create automotive body parts from aluminium sheet material. It collects aluminium scrap generated in the process in a separate stream and sends it for recycling in a closed-loop system.

The ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard sets out requirements for the creation of a Chain of Custody for material that is produced and processed through the value chain into diverse downstream sectors.
On receiving the CoC Standard certification, Dirk Gross-Loheide, Board Member for Procurement and IT at AUDI AG, commented: “We are responsible for all of the people who are part of our supply chain. To future generations we owe respectful treatment of natural resources. Membership of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative is of enormous help to us in living up to this responsibility. Resource efficiency is the key to an industry that is fit for the future.”
Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We warmly congratulate Audi on achieving ASI Chain of Custody Certification for these two press shop operations and becoming the first OEM to implement chain of custody in their own operations. Over the course of this year, we have noted a growing interest in downstream aluminium users to source responsibly produced aluminium for their products and to be able to demonstrate this to their customers. Paired with the company’s closed-loop scrap recycling system at these facilities, the CoC Certification enables Audi to address consumer expectations and demand for more sustainable products.”
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