ASI certifies Guangdong AsiaAlum Senyuan Aluminum Co., LTD. against Performance Standard V3.1 and Chain of Custody V2

Guangdong AsiaAlum Senyuan Aluminum Co., LTD. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the production and related management activities for aluminium alloy architectural and industrial profiles at Guangdong AsiaAlum Senyuan Aluminum Co., Ltd., located in AsiaAlum Industrial Park, Dawang High-tech Development Zone, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, China.

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Guangdong AsiaAlum Senyuan Aluminum Co., LTD. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 and Chain of Custody Standard V2. The facility produces aluminium alloy profiles with an annual production capacity of approximately 600,000 metric tonnes, using processes including melting and casting, extrusion, anodising and colouring, electrophoretic coating, powder coating, fluorocarbon coating, thermal insulation, polishing and dyeing, pipe manufacturing and deep processing.

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The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. The 2022 Standards and related documents underwent a minor update in 2023, accounting for editorial changes, correction of minor errors and for general clarification, culminating in the release of Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody Standard V2.1 (2023).

The ASI Performance Standard defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three sustainability pillars – Environment, Social, and Governance – with the aim to address pressing sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain, such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples rights, circularity, and greenhouse gas emissions.

The ASI 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. The implementation of ASI’s CoC Standard links verified practices at successive steps of the supply chain – certified under the ASI Performance Standard – to the products produced by ASI Certified Entities. The CoC Standard also confirms that appropriate policies and due diligence processes are in place to identify and address critical issues, such as corruption, human rights abuses, materials originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in the supply chain and support responsible sourcing.

The independent, third-party audit of Guangdong AsiaAlum Senyuan Aluminum Co., LTD. was carried out by China Quality Mark Certification Group. A full listing of audit findings outlining evidence of conformances and minor non-conformances is available from page 5 in each of the summary audit reports, linked below.

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Twelve minor non-conformances were noted during the Performance Standard Certification audit, under Criteria 2.1a-f Environmental, Social, and Governance Policy, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.3a-b Aluminium Process Scrap, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 5.3a GHG Emissions Reduction Plans, 5.3b-e GHG Emissions Reduction Plans – Targets, review and disclosure, 5.4 GHG Emissions Management, 7.1a-b Water Assessment and Disclosure, 9.2a-e Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment, 11.1a Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System, and 11.1b-e Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System – Reviews and disclosure. During the Certification period, Guangdong AsiaAlum Senyuan Aluminum Co., LTD. will be implementing a corrective action plan, which will be verified in follow-up audits. No non-conformances were identified during the Chain of Custody Certification audit.

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