ASI certifies Ciclo Fapril – Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. against Performance Standard V3.1

20 May 2026

Ciclo Fapril – Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of aluminium components at their Alufap facilities in Águeda, Portugal. 

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Ciclo Fapril – Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility manufactures welded metal components for the automotive, bicycle, motorcycle, and other industrial sectors, with production activities including sheet metal stamping and bending, tube and wire cutting and bending, turning and machining, laser cutting, robotic welding, heat treatment (T4 and T6), washing and degreasing, polishing, and calibration. Operations are supported by multiple industrial warehouses, ancillary administrative and worker facilities, and an on-site photovoltaic power generation system.

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 for 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 Ciclo Fapril – Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. was carried out by DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd.. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Seven minor non-conformances were identified during the audit under the Criteria 1.2 Anti-Corruption, 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, 9.1a-d Human Rights Due Diligence, 9.8e Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas – Report annually, 11.1a Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System and 11.1b-e Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System – Reviews and disclosure. Ciclo Fapril – Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit.

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