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2 August 2024


Eccomelt Canada has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its conversion of post-consumer end of life wheels into clean crushed and shredded wheels as an alloy substitute at its facility in Toronto, Canada.

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Eccomelt Canada has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022). The company’s Toronto facility uses a patented process to convert post-consumer end-of-life automotive wheels into an alloy without the use of melting, chemicals, or water. This alloy serves as a substitute for A356.2/AlSi7Mg0.3 ingots and T-bars, and provides the basis for Al-Si-Mg type foundry alloys, as well as serving as a Si master alloy for 6000 series billet Casthouses. The facility’s product is used in castings such as wheels, chassis parts, and structural die castings of Al-Si type alloys, including components like suspension parts and knuckles, brake components, and structural castings.

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 (2022) was launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. It 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 independent, third-party audit of Eccomelt Canada’s Toronto facility was carried out by DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd. A full listing of audit findings outlining evidence of conformances and minor non-conformances is available from page 5 of the summary audit report, linked below. Twelve minor non-conformances are noted under Criteria 2.4a-e Responsible Sourcing, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.1b-c Environmental Life Cycle Assessment – Disclosure, 5.3a-e GHG Emissions Reduction Plans, 6.1a-f Emissions to Air, 8.1a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Risk and Impact Assessment, 8.1b Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Risk and Impact Assessment – Priority, 8.2a-g Biodiversity Management, 8.3a-c Management of Priority Ecosystem Services, 9.2a-e Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment, 10.3a-c Forced Labour and 11.1b-e Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System – Reviews and disclosure. During the Certification Period, Eccomelt Canada will be implementing a corrective action plan, which will be verified in follow-up audits.

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