Raffmetal and Cromodora Wheels sign contract to produce primary aluminium alloys wheels from recycling

Raffmetal and Cromodora Wheels, European aluminium alloys producer from recycling and first equipment aluminium wheels producer for major car makers, have signed a contract to develop, test, and patent an innovative high-performance primary alloys wheels from recycling.

By maximising recycled content within the alloy, Cromodora will produce aluminium wheels of primary alloy from recycling, which will allow a 95 per cent reduction in energy consumption and 89 per cent decrease in CO2 emissions. The aim is to offer the market a wide range of alloy wheels in response to the growing demand of automotive manufacturers that strive to reduce emissions during production by utilising materials derived from recycling.

The alloys will be produced in the Special Alloys plant in Vobarno and will be destined for the Cromodora Wheels plants. Both the companies expect that their new innovative wheels will be market sustainable products, with a low carbon footprint, circular and with total control of the entire supply chain: from scrap to finished product.

"Our strategy has always been to anticipate the times with a view to sustainable development, and this partnership represents a fundamental step in the direction of sustainability and the circular economy as a lever of shared values between two important industrial realities in Brescia, recognized as leaders at international level," stated Orlando Niboli, Raffmetal President.

"Together we share a roadmap to ensure the maintenance of the European aluminium supply chain, today strongly affected by the shortage of raw materials and rising energy costs, while preserving the know-how of an Italian industrial sector recognized as a leader in technological innovation, quality, production excellence and environmental sustainability," said Roberta Niboli, Raffmetal Commercial Manager.

"In a context characterized by the need to take urgent action to preserve the planet and combat climate change, Cromodora Wheels and Raffmetal want to be key players in this transition. This is why it is increasingly necessary to forge strategic partnerships, optimizing the sharing of know-how in research and development, in order to bring benefits along the production chains of reference," commented Giancarlo Dallera, Cromodora Wheels President.

"Thanks to this strategic collaboration we will be able to offer the market a solution of low carbon primary aluminium alloy wheels from recycling that will help car makers to reduce their carbon footprint both in production and in use," confirmed Marco Dallera, Cromodora Wheels Commercial Manager.