ASI certifies Nikkei M.C. Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd against Performance Standard V3.1
The facility operates as a secondary aluminium manufacturer, recycling aluminium scrap through melting in reverberatory furnaces to produce aluminium alloy ingots.
27 January 2026
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Nikkei M.C. Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility operates as a secondary aluminium manufacturer, recycling aluminium scrap through melting in reverberatory furnaces to produce aluminium alloy ingots, with an annual production capacity of 40,000 tonnes. Its alloy products are supplied to the die-casting and gravity-casting industries, primarily serving automotive 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 independent, third-party audit of Nikkei M.C. Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd was carried out by Shanghai Kylin Certification Service Co., Ltd. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Nine minor non-conformances were identified during the audit under the Criteria 1.1 Legal Compliance, 2.1a-f Environmental, Social, and Governance Policy, 4.1b-c Environmental Life Cycle Assessment – Disclosure, 4.3a-b Aluminium Process Scrap , 4.4d Collection and Recycling of Products at End of Life, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 6.3a-g Assessment and Management of Spills and Leakages, 9.7a-h Affected Populations and Organisations and 9.8e Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas – Report annually. Nikkei M.C. Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit.
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