Japanese aluminium manufacturer UACJ Co Ltd has signed a 20-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hokuriku Electric Power Biz Energy Solution Co Ltd to supply renewable electricity to its Fukui Works. The 7.43 MW solar project in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture, is expected to deliver 8.5 GWh of electricity annually while reducing UACJ’s carbon dioxide emissions by 27,694 tonnes per year. Private-line solar supply to begin in November Under the agreement announced on October 26, 2026, Hokuriku Electric Power Biz Energy Solution will supply UACJ’s Fukui Works through a dedicated 4.2 km private power line. The offsite solar plant has a capacity of 5 MWAC/7.43 MWDC, with electricity deliveries scheduled to begin on November 1, 2026. Built on a 75,197-square-metre site, equivalent to...
Aluminium’s decarbonisation challenge extends beyond the electricity powering its smelters. Inside the reduction cell, electrode quality influences how efficiently that electricity is used, how much carbon is consumed and how consistently the process performs. Improving electrodes therefore offers producers a practical opportunity to address operating costs and emissions together. For Switzerland-based R&D Carbon , understanding the relationship between raw materials, electrode quality and industrial performance has been a focus for four decades. Founded in 1986 by Werner K. Fischer, the company built on carbon research previously undertaken at Swiss Aluminium Ltd., or Alusuisse. Today, it operates from Granges, near Sierre, with a team of 30 specialists serving more than 150 customers...
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Niche Fusina Rolled Products (Fusina), one of the world’s leading producers of industrial rolled aluminium products, has committed to procuring all of its primary aluminium from environmentally conscious suppliers with low-carbon practices starting in September 2023. However, according to our information from Italy, Concord Resources Limited will facilitate this responsible sourcing, and to ensure transparency and accuracy, detailed carbon footprints for the sourced aluminium will be supplied by CarbonChain. CarbonChain is built on the world's most trusted carbon accounting frameworks and standards. CarbonChain builds technology that enables data-driven climate action in the world's supply chains. However, to get there, the private and financial sectors need robust, comprehensive and...
Amcor, a leading global provider of innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for consumer goods in sectors as diverse as food and beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, and home/personal care, has launched its new sustainability program called TRANSPARENCE, which provides clarity and certainty to Wine and Spirits businesses about sustainability actions. The sustainability program is founded on three strategic pillars: Reduce – This commits the company to reduce its carbon footprint by 18 per cent by 2025 compared to 2020 levels through initiatives such as incorporating more recycled aluminium, its Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and reducing the use of secondary packaging. Recycle - It will improve its 96 per cent...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified SuperAlloy Industrial Co., Ltd. (SAI) with Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for manufacturing lightweight metal products for the automotive industry. The certification has been granted for producing high-end forged aluminium wheels and suspension parts for luxury and sports cars at Yunlin Plant I in Taiwan. SAI has an annual production capacity of 900,000 pieces. The independent, third-party audit of the SAI facility was done by DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd. The ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification was launched in May 2022, which defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three sustainability pillars – Environment, Social, and Governance. The aim is to address pressing sustainability issues in the aluminium...
The Plansee Group, based in Reutte, Austria, initiated an ambitious project beginning in the spring of 2022. The project involves collaboration with Trimet, an aluminium manufacturer headquartered in Essen, Germany, as well as Arctus, a technology enterprise from Iceland, and Saarland University. The primary objective of this joint effort is to scale up a novel production method that eradicates the necessity of carbon in the aluminium manufacturing process. By replacing carbon dioxide with oxygen as a byproduct, this innovative approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint associated with aluminium production. Plansee High-Performance Materials specializes in the manufacturing of components from molybdenum and tungsten. Whether in the semiconductor industry, consumer electronics,...
Rio Tinto will build a hydrogen pilot plant in Gladstone and replace natural gas with clean hydrogen at an alumina refinery. Sumitomo Corporation will assist with the project. Hydro's North American extrusion unit received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance Standard V2 certification after passing an audit by DNV. 23 out of 100 sites in the US and Canada were certified. Hydro is supplying a Catholic University team with extruded aluminium structural members made from their certified product, Hydro CIRCAL, which has at least 75% recycled scrap. The team is rebuilding a geodesic dome in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Cano Water promotes canned water as a sustainable alternative to plastic. They launched a campaign to encourage the use of sustainable...
Boomerang is delighted to share that the team has made remarkable progress towards the brand's sustainable hydration mission. Boomerang successfully implemented two hydration systems in the bustling city of Austin, Texas. With the recent heat wave, the Boomerang team is proud to have provided refreshing and sustainable hydration to keep everyone calm and hydrated. It has been declared, Boomerang's refillable aluminium bottles would be next available in the Bahamas. Boomerang also took the opportunity to acknowledge Bob Macintosh from Macintosh Law in Davidson, NC, for his outstanding work in creating the Lake Norman Chamber Entrepreneurs of the Year Award. After recognising Bob and his team for their exceptional talent and dedication in crafting such a remarkable trophy, Boomerang...
Hydro is supplying extruded aluminium structural members made from Hydro CIRCAL, the company's certified aluminium product containing at least 75 per cent recycled, post-consumer scrap, to a student-led Catholic University team that is reconstructing an iconic R. Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome inside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Weatherbreak's student-led reconstruction at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History started in early July and will be on display through the end of the month. Visitors to the museum will be able to see the building process and, once completed, walk within the dome as part of an exhibit. At its extrusion factory in Elkhart, Indiana, one of the company's several production facilities in North America providing the building...
Hydro announced on Wednesday, July 12, that its extrusion business unit in North America achieved Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance Standard V2 certification. Twenty-three of Hydro's hundred sites in the US and Canada obtained the certification after being audited by the independent, third-party firm DNV. On receiving the certification, Charlie Straface, President of Hydro Extrusion North America, said: "We are pleased to reach this ASI certification milestone in North America. The speed and breadth of this effort is an excellent reflection of Hydro's dedication to sustainability and responsible business practices." To acquire ASI certification, a production site should conform to the stringent governance standards, policy, management, transparency and reporting, environment...
After a thorough audit, AMAG has received a "Platinum" rating from EcoVadis in 2023. This puts AMAG in the top 1% of companies assessed in the "Precious Metals and Nonferrous Metals" category for sustainability performance. This isn't the first time AMAG has received a "Platinum" rating - they also achieved this in 2022 after receiving a "Gold" rating in 2021. This means that AMAG has consistently been one of the top-rated companies for three years in a row. During the EcoVadis assessment, AMAG Austria Metall AG was evaluated through a total of 21 criteria across four different areas - "Environment", "Labor and Human Rights", "Sustainable Procurement", and "Ethics". They were analysed on various targets, such as circular economy, energy consumption, greenhouse gases, impact on...
On July 11, 2023, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) Minister Filomena Tassi, and Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, announced a $1 million investment for Lintec Label and Print Solutions in Brantford. The investment and a $500,000 contribution from Enterprise Brant will allow the company to purchase modern manufacturing equipment to produce eco-friendly, cost-effective packaging, including bags, pouches, and other solutions made from paper, aluminium foil, and bioplastics. This investment will also help the company improve its facilities, retrain current employees, and create eight new jobs in the Brantford community. The $1 million investment will allow Lintec to establish a supply of standard and sustainable packaging for...
Cano Water, the top canned water brand offering a sustainable alternative to plastic bottles, has taken a strong stand against Wimbledon's continued association with Evian, emphasising the environmental consequences of single-use plastic. Cano has launched the new #breakupwithplastic campaign, promoting sustainable packaging like aluminium, which is a better supporter of the circular economy. Cano Water is dedicated to sustainability in ways that extend beyond this marketing push. The company was ahead of the curve when switching from plastic bottles to endlessly recyclable aluminium cans. Aluminium cans have a much better recycling rate and can be recycled several times without losing quality. Cano Water's clean and simple form and resealable caps for on-the-go hydration add to its...
L'OCCITANE Travel Retail is debuting its compelling and immersive 'Gift of Nature' pop-ups, which emphasise the significance of sustainability and biodiversity at two of Hainan's top downtown malls, the Sanya International Duty-Free Complex and CDF Haikou Mova Mall. The French Luxury brand is known for using sustainable materials like recycled aluminium for their packaging. L'OCCITANE en Provence, in line with its mission to decrease waste, has introduced limited-edition, travel retail exclusive packages inspired by the animation to increase customer participation. The packaging comprises the Shea Hand Cream composed of 95 per cent recycled and recyclable aluminium tube covered with a rich and bright fauna and flora theme drawn by Raxenne Maniquiz, a Philippines-based artist. The campaign...
The Pennsylvania Beverage Association aims to modernize Pittsburgh's recycling program by investing $650,000 through its Every Bottle Back initiative. This investment facilitated the provision of free curbside recycling containers to 50,000 households, which is expected to yield nearly 25 million pounds of new recyclable materials over a decade. This collection includes almost 1 million new pounds of PET plastic and 370,500 pounds of aluminium. Additionally, this investment will help Pittsburgh move closer to its "Bag Free in 2023" target, enabling the beverage industry to collect more 100% recyclable bottles and aluminium cans for remanufacturing. Aluminium cans are made up of the purest form of the non-ferrous metal. Therefore its recycling process is quite simple, and no additional...
According to a report on Wednesday, July 12, Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian metals and mining group, will build a pilot hydrogen plant in Gladstone and retrofit an alumina refinery to replace natural gas use with clean hydrogen for the alumina refining process. It will be done with the help of Sumitomo Corporation, a leading Fortune 500 global trading and business investment company. The project is part of an A$111.1 million Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Program to reduce carbon emissions from alumina processing. Rio and Sumitomo will build a 2.5 MW on-site electrolyser to supply hydrogen to the Yarwun refinery in Gladstone, Queensland, and install modified equipment at one of Yarwun’s four calciners to enable it to operate with a hydrogen burner. The Australian...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly announced the joining of LSKB Aluminium Foils Pvt. Ltd. as a new Production and Transformation member. LSKB Aluminium is a leading producer and supplier of high-quality house foils, laminates and lids for the healthcare, food and beverages, FMCG and industrial sectors. The company was established in 2018 and earned a reputed name as a trusted supplier of aluminium foils in the market. The company’s manufacturing facility in Haryana, India, has the latest technology and machinery, ensuring consistent, high-quality foil output. LSKB is focused on delivering customer satisfaction by providing tailor-made packaging solutions. The company has been welcomed by ASI for its unwavering commitment to sustainable production practices and effective...
The Slovenian aluminium producer Talum has secured a loan of EUR 15 million from SID Bank, the country's national export and development bank. This loan aims to support Talum in implementing environmentally friendly measures within its production processes. Specifically, Talum aims to enhance the sustainability of its products by augmenting the utilization of recycled aluminium. On September 29, 2022, Talum, also one of the leading energy-consuming industries in the country, declared that the company had decided to reduce its primary aluminium production w.e.f October 1, 2022, due to the energy crisis. However, in March 2023, Talum announced that it would shut down its remaining aluminium electrolytic furnaces in April 2023. Talum shut down its remaining aluminium electrolytic furnaces in...
Iberdrola, the worldwide leader in the energy industry, and LatemAluminium, a Spanish manufacturer of aluminium coils and sheets as well as recycled aluminium alloys, recently announced that the wind power producer had bought a 20 per cent share in LatemAluminium. AIA NZ, New Zealand's biggest life insurer, released its 2022 sustainability report, which described the company's significant accomplishments over the past year and emphasised its future sustainability ambitions. HVG Facades, a primary Australian provider of premium exterior wall cladding solutions for the building industry, is said to have launched Nucleo®, its newest line of high-quality engineered aluminium façade panels. The newest panel provides a sustainable cladding choice because it is constructed of an interior...
Although aluminium is recyclable, its production process is energy-intensive and produces pollutants, resulting in a high carbon footprint. The aluminium industry aims to reduce emissions and shift towards renewable energy sources to achieve sustainability. However, aluminium is a durable metal that can be 100% recycled, making it a good material for recycling. Recycling aluminium scrap requires significantly less energy than producing it from scratch using fossil fuels. In fact, producing one tonne of aluminium from recycled scrap requires 95% less electricity than primary aluminium. Additionally, recycling aluminium saves 9 tonnes of CO2 and 6 tonnes of Bauxite per tonne of recycled aluminium. In 2019, the global aluminium industry recycled 20 million tonnes of aluminium, preventing the...
