Sustainability

Rusal To Modernize Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter Reduction Area To Eco-Friendly Pitch

Rusal To Modernize Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter Reduction Area To Eco-Friendly Pitch

Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal announced yesterday a project to modernize the reduction area at the Krasnoyarsk aluminum smelter (KrAZ) to a new eco-friendly pitch made from a more sustainable raw material. Per the firm, the eco-friendly pitch will be made...

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Events

ASI Certifies AMAG Ranshofen Under Its Chain of Custody Standard Certification

ASI Certifies AMAG Ranshofen Under Its Chain of Custody Standard Certification

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced last week the certification of AMAG Austria Metall AG’s plant in Ranshofen, Austria against its ASI Chain of Custody Standard Certification. AMAG’s Ranshofen plant is the third of the company’s operations to be certified by ASI under its Performance Standard, which took place exactly two years ago this month. […]

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EGA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions 38 Percent Below Industry Average In 2019

EGA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions 38 Percent Below Industry Average In 2019

Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) published its third annual Sustainability Report this week. The report details the firm’s environmental, social, and governance performance in 2019 for operations in the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Guinea. Per the firm, it had a greenhouse-gas-emissions intensity that was 38 percent below the industry average as published […]

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Italy’s Raffmetal Achieves ASI Performance Standard Certification

Italy’s Raffmetal Achieves ASI Performance Standard Certification

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Tuesday the certification of Italy’s Raffmetal S.p.A. under its Performance Standard for responsible production of aluminium. The plant, which is located in Casto, Italy, recycles both primary and secondary aluminium scrap, which includes pre- and post-consumer aluminium scrap content. Raffmetal’s current nameplate capacity stands at over 300 thousand […]

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Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium Recycling Project Could Cut CO2 By 26 Percent

Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium Recycling Project Could Cut CO2 By 26 Percent

Jaguar Land Rover said last month that a recycling process they developed could cut carbon dioxide emissions by over a quarter. The firm’s REALITY aluminium project is a process developed by the automaker to blend recycled aluminium with primary aluminium to achieve aluminium of a quality matching that of the grade they currently use. The […]

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