Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certifies Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group plant against ASI Performance Standard
The facility’s extruded profiles are destined for a wide variety of end uses in the building and construction, automotive, transport, industrial, electronics, and other sectors.
24 October 2021
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group Limited has been successfully certified against the ASI Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium at its extrusion plant in Taishan City, China. The facility’s 31 extrusion production lines have an annual output of over 100,000 tonnes of extrusion profiles, and its operations include re-melting, casting, mold design and processing, extrusion, coating or anodizing surface treatment.
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 defines environmental, social and governance principles and criteria, with the aim to address sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain. It sets out 59 criteria under the three sustainability pillars of Governance, Environment and Social, which address key issues such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples rights, and greenhouse gas emissions.
The independent, third-party audit of the Kam Kiu plant was carried out by China Quality Mark Certification Group.
Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said, “We warmly congratulate Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group on their ASI Performance Standard Certification at their Taishan City extrusion facility. Aluminium profiles are used in a broad range of downstream sectors such as transport, infrastructure and electronics, and Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group’s Certification provides assurance on the company’s environmental, social, and governance performance to their customers.”
Mr. Vincent Lui, the CEO of KAP said, “Kam Kiu Aluminium Group (KAP) has complete processes for aluminium products, with an annual capacity of 130,000 tons. KAP is committed to provide one stop solution for its customers, and we have obtained ASI erformance Standard Certification. We are pleased to obtain the ASI Performance Standard Certification which demonstrates that KAP is striving to build a low-carbon and environmentally friendly high-end brand. KAP will become a responsible manufacturer and supplier of high-end aluminum profile products, strictly uphold social values, ethics and industry codes, and give back to the society as our social responsibility. KAP will drive local economic and social development through self-development, and make contributions to social stability and prosperity.”
More information
- Consult the Taishan City Kam Kiu Aluminium Extrusion Co., Ltd. summary audit report
- Consult the Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group member page
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