ASI grants aluminium cans maker TBC Ball Beverage Can Vietnam Ltd dual certifications

On Monday, April 11, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that it has successfully certified TBC Ball Beverage Can Vietnam Limited against the Performance Standard under Provisional status and Chain of Custody Standard for responsible production, sourcing, and stewardship of aluminium.

Founded in 2011, TBC Ball Beverage Can Vietnam Limited is a joint venture company, the factory of which is located in VSIP II-A, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. TBC-Ball, spread across eight hectares of land, produces aluminium cans used by the beverage industry. The facility’s annual production capacity is around 850 million units, destined for contracted customers in Vietnam.

ASI has granted the Performance Standard Provisional Certification under the Interim Policy regarding Audits, Audit-Related Travel and Coronavirus, which clarifies reasonable accommodations that can be made to audit plans in consideration of the current COVID-19 situation.

The ASI Performance Standard sets out 59 criteria under the three key pillars of environmental, social and governanc, aiming at addressing sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain. The ASI CoC Standard sets out requirements for the creation of a Chain of Custody for material produced and processed through the value chain into diverse downstream sectors.

Michael Alexander, Vietnam plant manager at Ball Corporation, said: “The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certification assures our customers that our production facility is operating in line with rigorous environmental, ethical and governance principles, in accordance with the ASI Standards. As consumers seek more environmentally friendly products, they can have even more confidence in aluminium’s strong sustainability credentials.”

Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “ASI congratulates Ball Corporation on achieving dual ASI Certification at this joint-venture facility, the first ASI Certified plant in Vietnam. Not content to stop at certifying all of its 67 wholly owned beverage packaging plants, the Ball Corporation continues to show leadership in sustainability by working, in coordination with its joint venture partners, to introduce and implement operating policies consistent with ASI’s industry-leading environmental, social and governance criteria.”