ASI certifies Member Against Performance Standard V3.1

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Texarkana Aluminium has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces approximately 150,000 tonnes of aluminium coil annually in various alloys and sizes, using processes including direct chill casting, aluminium re-melting and refining, hot rolling, cold rolling, annealing and finishing.

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 ASI Performance Standard V3 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 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 independent, third-party audit of Texarkana Aluminium was carried out by DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Eight minor non-conformances were identified during the audit under the Criteria 2.4a-e Responsible Sourcing, 3.4a-f Stakeholder Complaints, Grievances and Requests for Information, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 6.5a-c Waste Management and Reporting, 9.1a-d Human Rights Due Diligence, 6.8a-d Dross, 9.1a-d Human Rights Due Diligence, 9.2a-e Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment, 9.7a-h Affected Populations and Organisations, 9.8e Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas - Report annually and 10.3a-c Forced Labour. Texarkana Aluminium will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit.

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