ASI certifies Tangshan Jinhengtong Bicycle Parts Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3 and Chain of Custody V2
The entity specialises in the production of aluminium profiles and components for bicycles and electric bicycles.
9 July 2025
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Tangshan Jinhengtong Bicycle Parts Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3 and Chain of Custody Standard V2. The entity specialises in the production of aluminium profiles and components for bicycles and electric bicycles, with an annual output of approximately 15 million wheels, 600,000 brackets, 500,000 luggage racks, 200,000 baskets, and 400,000 frames. The facility operates two aluminium melting furnaces, 14 extrusion machines, four heat treatment furnaces, and 16 dedicated production lines. Manufacturing processes include melting and casting, extrusion, stamping, forming, machining, heat treatment, welding, surface treatment, and final assembly.
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 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 ASI CoC Standard sets out requirements for the creation of a Chain of Custody for material that is produced and processed through the value chain into diverse downstream sectors. The implementation of ASI’s CoC Standard links verified practices at successive steps of the supply chain – certified under the ASI Performance Standard – to the products produced by ASI Certified Entities. The CoC Standard also confirms that appropriate policies and due diligence process are in place to identify and address critical issues, such as corruption, human rights abuses, materials originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in the supply chain and support responsible sourcing.
The independent, third-party audit of the Tangshan Jinhengtong Bicycle Parts Co., Ltd. facility was carried out by Shanghai Kylin Certification Service Co., Ltd. A full listing of audit findings outlining evidence of conformances and minor non-conformances is available from page 5 in each of the summary audit reports, linked below. Eighteen minor non-conformances were noted during the Performance Standard Certification audit, under Criteria 1.1 Legal Compliance, 2.4a-e Responsible Sourcing, 3.1a-b Sustainability Reporting, 3.4a-f Stakeholder Complaints, Grievances and Requests for Information, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.4a-c Collection and Recycling of Products at End of Life – Material Conversion and other Manufacturing, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 5.3a-e GHG Emissions Reduction Plans, 5.4 GHG Emissions Management, 6.1a-f Emissions to Air, 6.2a-g Discharges to Water, 6.5a-c Waste Management and Reporting, 7.1a-b Water Assessment and Disclosure, 9.8c Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas – Strategy to respond to risks, 9.8e Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas – Report annually, 10.8a-c Working Time, 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. Four non-conformances were identified during the Chain of Custody Certification audit, under Criteria 1.3 CoC Management System Monitoring, 1.5 Communications and Training, 4.3b Records Management for Direct Suppliers of Recyclable Scrap Material (Financial transactions) and 5.1c ASI Aluminium (Aluminium sourcing). During the Certification period, Tangshan Jinhengtong Bicycle Parts Co., Ltd. will be implementing a corrective action plan, which will be verified in follow-up audits.
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