ASI Certifies Ardagh Metal Packaging’s Aluminium Plants In Germany And France
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced last week the certification of Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) under ASI’s Performance Standard (V2)...
Sustainability
Norsk Hydro Places NOK3,000 MM New Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Norway’s aluminium titan Norsk Hydro ASA announced the successful placement this week of NOK3,000 million (US$302.7 million) new senior unsecured sustainability-linked bonds, split into two equal tranches. Per the firm, Hydro divided the placement into 6-year NOK 1,500 million with a floating...
Novelis To Provide High-Recycled Content Aluminium For VELUX’s Roof Windows
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. has entered into a deal to provide high-recycled content flat-rolled aluminium to European skylight...
Rusal Establishes Responsible Procurement Policy
Russian aluminium firm UC Rusal adopted a new responsible procurement policy this week, outlining the standards by which the firm...
Events
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certifies Stemin S.p.A.’s Scrap Recycling Program For Sustainable Production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) this week certified Italian scrap aluminium recycling and remelting firm Stemin S.p.A. under its Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification for sustainable aluminium production. The ASI certified Stemin’s (41) Stemin S.p.A., (K4) Stemin S.p.A. and RADIATORI 2000 S.p.A. for production and sale of aluminium alloy ingots produced from scrap aluminium. Stemin’s […]
Novelis Breaks Ground On US$50MM Aluminium Recycling Center In South Korea
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. began construction on a new US$50 million recycling center in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) this week. The groundbreaking at the construction site in Ulsan was attended by several officials from local government jurisdictions as well as representatives from Novelis. The recycling plant, which is being built by […]
Constellium Joins First Movers Coalition, Commits To Low-Carbon Aluminium Production
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV said this week that it is joining the global carbon-reduction initiative First Movers Coalition (FMC) as part of its pledge to cut its own carbon production in the coming years. The FMC, which is a global initiative backed by the United States government and the World Economic Forum, is […]
Ball Expands Aluminium Cup Line Due To Consumer Demand
Colorado consumer product packaging firm Ball Corporation last week announced that its Ball Aluminum Cup is now available in 9- and 12-ounce sizes. The Ball Aluminum Cup, which is available for food service customers, is made from 90 percent recycled content, which is the highest recycled content rate of any beverage packaging in its category. […]
AMAG Bags Second Consecutive Sustainability Award From ATX Prime Market
Last week, Austrian metals firm AMAG Austria Metall AG won its second “Effective Sustainability Communicator Award” from ATX Prime Market due to its holistic and transparent sustainability reporting. This is the second year in which the award has been given. Almost 40 companies trading on the Austrian ATX Prime Standard were analyzed to determine a […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
