May 2022 Newsletter headlines
Read the highlights from the May 2022 Newsletter.
1 June 2022
New ASI Standards, website and system updates this month
On May 19, ASI celebrated the launch of its 2022 Standards and supporting documents. The 2022 versions are the outcome of ASI’s first major revision since the launch of its Standards and Certification program in 2017. Read More.
ASI Sustainability Priorities
Looking for an overview of key challenges in the aluminium value chain, and how ASI is addressing them? ASI has identified four priority sustainability issues where we believe we can most contribute to driving change in the aluminium value chain to 2030:
Data & Research Insights: ASI Audit Oversights in year to date
Oversight of submitted audit reports is carried out by the ASI Secretariat through elementAL, ASI’s online assurance platform, to ensure conformity with ASI’s assurance procedures, before Certifications are issued. Read More.
Watch our latest webinar recording: ASI’s approach to Chain of Custody: Certification scope, inputs/outputs and mass balance
Chris Bayliss, ASI Director of Standards, leads us on a journey through the fundamentals of ASI’s Chain of Custody approach, including clarifications and amendments in the newly revised Version. Read More.
Catch up on all past 45 Minutes on… webinar recordings
Each of our 45 Minutes on… webinars is recorded and publicly available. Read More.
ASI Certifications update
In May, ASI Members achieved one new certification, with several more in the announcement pipeline.
- Novelis (China) Aluminum Products Co., Ltd. (Novelis China) has achieved ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification at its production facility in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, Jiangsu Province, China. The plant produces high-strength and lightweight aluminum sheet for use in full structural frames, as well as hoods, doors, fenders and many other components. Consult the media release.
ASI Membership news
In May, ASI welcomed eight Production & Transformation members, three Industrial User members, and one General Supporter Member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 230. Read More.
- Western Metal Industries Private Limited
- Hindalco Industries Ltd (Aditya Birla Group)
- alupak
- Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd
- Anderton Castings
- Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Hindalco Industries Ltd (HIRAKUD FRP)
- Alumex PLC
- CASS, Inc.
- La Bateria Verde
- AS Oxidwerke GmbH
- Aludyne
Upcoming Events
ASI Secretariat team members will be speaking at the following events. Read More.
- Euro Mine Expo | June 15, 2022
- Sustainable Industrial Manufacturing | June 28-29, 2022
- IBAAS-JNARDDC 2022 Conference and Exhibition | September 14-17, 2022
SHARE THIS ARTICLE