SIG offers ASI-certified aluminium in its packs in Europe

SIG is offering ASI-certified aluminium as standard for all SIG packs in Europe. SIG claims the company is the only aseptic carton producer to offer ASI-certified aluminium in its packs.

The company is the first in the industry to obtain certification to both the ASI (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative) Performance and Chain of Custody standards.

“ASI certification helps to drive improvements for people and the environment throughout the aluminium value chain,” said Carsten Haerup Christensen, Vice President Cluster Europe at SIG. “And it offers SIG customers another credible label, alongside FSCTM certification for paper board, to show consumers that they are committed to responsible sourcing of their packaging.”

“The first ASI-labelled cartons were launched by customers such as B-Better® (from Unilever’s Better Future Platform), Riedel and DRINKS3 in 2019. Now, ASI-certified aluminium will come as standard for all SIG packs in Europe. The new aluminium standard will be introduced in June, starting with customers launching new products or designs,” the company said.

SIG now aims to source 100% of the key raw materials in its packs from certified sources by the end of 2020. The company’s customer in Europe now have the option to include the ASI label on packs, to show consumers that they are using responsibly-sourced aluminium in their packaging.

ASI is a global, multi-stakeholder, non-profit standards setting and certification organisation. It aims to recognise and foster the responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.