Qinghai Qingfeng Aluminum Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for its facility located within the Western Hydropower Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd. facility in Haidong, Qinghai Province, China.
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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Qinghai Qingfeng Aluminum Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility operates an aluminium casthouse and remelting/refining facility with a designed annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes, using electrolytic aluminium liquid as its primary input. Its operations include flat ingot production lines, an intermediate alloy production line, and associated auxiliary facilities, supplying products to downstream industries across China.
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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 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 Qinghai Qingfeng Aluminum Co., Ltd. was carried out by China Quality Mark Certification Group. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Six minor non-conformances were noted under Criteria 2.7a-f Emergency Response Plan, 3.1a-b Sustainability Reporting, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 5.3b-e GHG Emissions Reduction Plans – Targets, review and disclosure and 11.1b-e Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System - Reviews and disclosure. Qinghai Qingfeng Aluminium Co., Ltd. will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit.
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