Hydro Wicona to supply zero-carbon aluminium for the Innovationsbogen project in Germany

Hydro Wicona will supply zero-carbon aluminium to a construction project in Europe. Titled the Innovationsbogen project in Augsburg, Wicona will provide doors, window, and curtain walling profiles made from recycled post-consumer aluminium. By the fourth quarter of this year, construction on the Augsburg building project is expected to be finished.

Wicona will provide the project with 85 tonnes of Hydro CIRCAL 100R. Compared to pre-consumer/process scrap and raw aluminium, the utilisation of post-consumer scrap greatly lowers the CO2 footprint. Aluminium with a carbon footprint of less than 0.5 kg CO2e/kg over the whole value chain is called near-zero aluminium.

“Covering such a high profile building in Europe with a near-zero aluminium façade is a milestone achievement for Hydro. We are proud to partner with forward leaning customers to lower their carbon footprint. This landmark project in Augsburg, Germany is part of Hydro’s contribution to decarbonise the biggest industries in the world using low-carbon, recycled aluminium,” stated Eivind Kallevik, Executive Vice President of Hydro Aluminium Metal.

Due to the numerous complicated components a product takes with it when it reaches the end of its useful life, such as paint, plastics, and other impurities, using 100 per cent post-consumer aluminium waste is difficult.

“Hydro CIRCAL 100R has provided completely new possibilities for architects and builders to reduce the climate impact of buildings. With 100 percent recycled post-consumer aluminium, we can make another step change and prove that zero-carbon footprint in buildings is possible. It is an important contribution to a fully circular economy,” added Henri Gomez, Senior Vice President Hydro Building Systems.