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08/09/2019
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certified three aluminium facilities based in the European Union in the last week. Aleris Duffel achieved Certification to the ASI Performance Standard for its rolling facility in Belgium. Alcoa obtained a Certification to the ASI Performance Standard for the San Ciprián aluminium smelting operations in […]
07/01/2019
Italian downstream producers Rafffmetal and Fondital joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as joint-members in the Production and Transformation Class to work towards a more responsible aluminium value chain. Raffmetal – founded in the Italian province of Brescia in 1979 – is one of the leading manufacturers of aluminium […]
06/26/2019
Russia’s Rusal – the world’s largest producer of aluminium outside China and a major supplier of the light metal to European manufacturers – achieved Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) certifications for a bauxite mine, an alumina refinery and an aluminium smelting operation – including semi-fabrication activities. The achievement brings Rusal […]
05/16/2019
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) became the first company in the Middle East to achieve Certification to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard. ASI’s certification recognises EGA’s Al Taweelah smelter for its sustainability practices. EGA – the first Middle East headquartered company to join ASI – produces over 1.5 […]
04/29/2019
Elval – one of the world’s leading aluminium rolling manufacturers – has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a Production and Transformation member. Elval – also a FACE member – is the aluminium rolling division of ElvalHalcor S.A. and Greece’s only aluminium rolling manufacturer. The company has […]
02/28/2019
The United Arab Emirates’ aluminium conglomerate Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) will supply almost the entirety of its production of carbon dust – a by-product of aluminium smelting – for use as alternative fuel by the UAE cement industry. Working towards establishing a circular economy in the country, the […]
02/27/2019
Slim Aluminium S.p.A. and Aluminium Bahrain have joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as Production and Transformation members, bringing the total number of ASI members to 81. Slim Aluminium S.p.A. is a vertically integrated plant with cast house, rolling mills and finishing lines, manufacturing flat rolled aluminium products. […]
01/21/2019
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: In Europe, Swedish aluminium producer Gränges joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. In the world, Rusal sanctions are expected to be lifted by the end of the month, Bahrain’s Alba is on its way to becoming the […]
01/16/2019
Swedish supplier of rolled aluminium products Gränges became the latest member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). By joining the standards association, Gränges will now seek certification against the ASI Performance Standard for or at least one facility or product line within two years. Gränges’ CEO Johan Menckel […]