RUSAL and PJSC TransContainer (part of the DELO group) have joined the bandwagon to lower greenhouse gas emission and save the environment from its negative impact. Both of them have signed an agreement of intent on strategic cooperation to reduce the carbon content in the field of logistics. RUSAL’s General Director Evgenii Nikitin and President of PJSC TransContainer Alexander Isurin were a part of the ceremony.
RUSAL is second largest producer of aluminium in the world as well as the leading producer of low carbon aluminium. PJSC TransContainer is a Russian operator of intermodal container and is known for managing the largest fleet of containers and flatcars in Russia.
In order to lower the greenhouse gas emission, both the companies have joined hands to develop and implement new low-carbon technologies for the transportation of raw materials and aluminium products.
As per the report, the agreement highlights RUSAL’s commitment towards achieving a net zero balance of carbon emission for all the stages of the life cycle of their product by 2050. They have also pledged to cut down 35 percent of the carbon emission at the logistics stage by 2030.
In addition RUSAL will continue to highlight the use of low-carbon transport technologies in Russia with the use of “green aluminium.” They will also participate in discussions at the legislative level regarding the level of development for the low-carbon logistics.
On the other hand, PJSC TransContainer is planning to come up with a methodology for assessing the greenhouse gas emissions from transportation for the next year in accordance with the international requirements and verification by independent auditor. In addition to this, TransContainer will also come up with a plan to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
From the beginning of 2022, PJSC TransContainer will update RUSAL with annual monitoring reports on the greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
“RUSAL fully recognises the global significance of the climate change problem. Since 2007, we have been consistently reducing the carbon footprint of our products. Thus, the level of direct specific and indirect energy emissions of greenhouse gases during the production of our ALLOW brand aluminium is five times lower than the industry average. At the same time, during the process of primary aluminium production, transportation accounts for about 3% of all greenhouse gas emissions, or about 500 kg of CO2 equivalent per ton of aluminium. This agreement is a significant step towards achieving the net zero target by 2050 and an important development for the Russian aluminium industry,” says RUSAL’s General Director Evgenii Nikitin.
Igor Yakovenko, CEO of Management Company DELO, further added, “Delo Group and our sub-holdings have always been extremely attentive to the global challenges facing both – the logistics industry and the specific interests and goals of our clients. With this project, we are following two directions at once: we are not only reducing the carbon footprint of the logistics industry, but we are helping each of our customers to reduce their total volume of carbon emissions generated while delivering raw materials, equipment or the end product.”
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