Ball Corporation’s subsidiary facility in Yangon achieves dual certification against ASI Performance & Chain of Custody Standard

Ball Asia Pacific (Yangon) Metal Container Limited, a Ball Corporation subsidiary, has bagged dual certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, becoming the first Ball facility in Myanmar to achieve ASI credentials. The news came after ASI announced that it successfully certified the Ball facility against the Performance Standard with Provision Status and Chain of Custody Standard for the manufacture and supply of aluminium can bodies and procurement and supply of can ends. 

Thus, Ball Corporation’s all wholly-owned 67 beverage packaging manufacturing facilities become dual certified by ASI.

The ASI Performance Standard defines environmental, social and governance principles and criteria, aiming at addressing sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain. The Chain of Custody Standard, on the other hand, sets out requirements for the creation of a Chain of Custody for material produced and processed through the value chain into diverse downstream sectors.

On achieving the certifications, Carey Causey, President of Ball Beverage Packaging, EMEA, said: “Aluminium cans are already the world’s most recycled beverage package averaging 69% and rising fast. The ASI certification takes the sustainability story even further, assuring customers and consumers of the high ethical and environmental standards in the aluminium value chain. We look forward to the increasing adoption and certification of ASI standards across our sector as people understand the can’s potential to contribute to a more sustainable economy.”

Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “ASI congratulates Ball Corporation on achieving dual ASI Certification at all 67 of its wholly owned facilities, including the first ASI Certified plant in Myanmar. This is a noteworthy milestone worth celebrating for Ball, as well as ASI, and sends a strong signal by a packaging sector leader on the business value of ASI Certification. Aluminium beverage can packaging is an iconic symbol for the circular economy, and with its global dual ASI Certifications, Ball Corporation has the possibility to offer its beverage can customers worldwide an on-product ASI logo as a symbol of responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.

The independent, third-party audits of the Ball Asia Pacific (Yangon) Metal Container Limited plants were carried out by Libero Assurance.