ASI certifies European Metals Srl against Performance Standard V3.1 with Provisional status

21 May 2026

European Metals Srl has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) with Provisional status for the manufacture of aluminium alloys rolled by remelting, continuous casting, cold rolling, heat treatments and slitting for various markets including food, feed and flexible packaging and technical applications at their facility in Volpiano, Italy. 

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that European Metals Srl has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces thin aluminium foil and aluminium alloy foil, ranging from 6 to 50 microns in thickness, with an annual production capacity of approximately 30,000 metric tonnes. Production activities include continuous casting, rolling, annealing, separating, and packaging, supplying aluminium foil products for food and flexible packaging, household foil, and pharmaceutical applications.

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 Provisional Certification serves as a strategic and flexible approach for aluminium sector actors to gain access to ASI’s sustainability standards framework, learn, and improve their practices over a defined period. It provides an opportunity for Members to commence their ASI Certification journey, while requiring a commitment to move towards Full Certification as soon as is practically possible.

The independent, third-party audit of European Metals Srl was carried out by Bureau Veritas Certification. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Six minor non-conformances were noted under Criteria 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.1b-c Environmental Life Cycle Assessment – Disclosure, 6.4a-b Public Disclosure of Spills and Leakages, 9.2a-e Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment, 9.8e Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas – Report annually and 10.3a-c Forced Labour. Three major non-conformances were identified under Criteria 3.1a-b Sustainability Reporting, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, and 5.3b-e GHG Emissions Reduction Plans – Targets, review and disclosure, resulting in a Certification with Provisional status of one year. European Metals Srl will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit. Bureau Veritas Certification. approved the corrective action plans for the Major non-conformances prior to submission of the audit report to ASI.

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