Audi Hungaria: Closed Loop Aluminium for vehicle production plays vital role

Audi Hungaria uses around 38,000 tonnes of aluminium per year for automobile production. As aluminium production consumes a lot of energy, Audi Hungaria will be managing the material in a recycling loop. This will save valuable energy and resources. With the aluminium closed-loop, aluminium scrap from production will be returned to the supplier, who uses it to produce original quality aluminium coils and returns them to Audi. This closes the loop and ensures sustainable production.

Sustainable production that conserves resources is very important to Audi Hungaria. The company is constantly working to decarbonize its site.

Alfons Dintner, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt, said: “We are not only reducing CO2 emissions from factories, but we are also implementing measures that transcend factory grounds to reduce our carbon footprint. These include deforestation in the surrounding area, optimizing logistics processes and supporting our suppliers with sustainable solutions. Our motivation is the commitment of Volkswagen and the Audi group to the Paris climate agreement. Our common goal is to keep the global temperature rise by 2050 well below 2 degrees Celsius. The closed aluminium loop plays an important role here. We are pleased to be implementing it at Audi Hungaria in the near future.”

Aluminium closed-loop reduces the consumption of non-renewable resources by recycling aluminium scrap as original quality secondary raw materials. This recycling process comes up without loss of quality, the automobiles produced on the site begin their life cycle with a more favourable life cycle balance. The production of this secondary aluminium allows net energy savings of up to 95% compared to the production of primary aluminium.

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