Hindalco’s Hirakud flat-rolled products plant bags dual ASI certification

Last week, Hindalco Industries Limited reportedly bagged dual certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – 1) Performance Standard V2 (2017) and 2) Chain of Custody V1 (2017) for its aluminium rolling operations at Hirakud FRP (flat rolled products) plant in Odisha, India.

Hindalco achieves ASI certification for the second time. Earlier, it received Performance Standard Certification for its Mouda aluminium foil plant.

In May 2022, Hindalco’s Hirakud plant joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new production and transformation member.

At the Hirakud plant with 135,000 tonnes of capacity, Hindalco produces thin-gauge tight tolerance flat rolled products, including ultra-light gauge foil stock for making aseptic carton packs, can body stock for beverage cans, closure stock for bottle caps, fan blade stock, electronic and panel stock for panel bodies, closure stock for bottle caps, fan blade stock, and electronic and panel stock for panel bodies. All these products are destined for various industries like electrical, consumer durables, transport, and defense sectors. Hirakud is the first and only manufacturer of can body stock in India.

On achieving dual certification, Mr. Nilesh Koul, Senior President – Aluminium Downstream, Hindalco, said: “We are delighted to receive the dual certification from ASI for our Hirakud plant. Hirakud is a pioneer in developing new products like ultra-light gauge foil stock and can body stock in India. We believe a focus on sustainability and innovation will help us build more long-term partnerships across the supply chain. Achieving ASI’s Performance Standard and Chain of Custody certification is an affirmation of our unwavering focus on ESG. It is also a testament to Hindalco’s ability to deliver low carbon, sustainable aluminium solutions for a greener, stronger, smarter world.”

Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We congratulate Hindalco Industries Ltd, for achieving ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard certifications at its Hirakud FRP rolling mill. Rolled aluminium products are essential to an extensive range of downstream sectors, making rolling mills key players that support the sustainability of numerous global supply chains. This dual ASI Certification, coupled with appropriate upstream sourcing can help Hindalco’s Hirakud FRP plant meet its customers’ responsible sourcing requirements, and enable the use of on-product ASI claims.”

The independent, third-party audits of Hindalco Industries Ltd.’s Hirakud FRP facility was carried out by LiberoAssurance.