Sustainability weekly recap: ASI certifies Crown Holdings & SAI, Amcor launches new sustainability program called TRANSPARENCE

Merlo Coffee's efforts towards sustainability through promoting its 100% recyclable coffee capsules to L'Occitane's release of the Solidarity Balm featuring 100% recyclable aluminium packaging, this week has witnessed a few sustainability initiatives. Plansee technology has also set an ambitious goal of achieving carbon-free aluminium production, while Amcor launched a new sustainability program called TRANSPARENCE. So, without any further ado, let us look at each of the sustainability developments this week.

L'Occitane launched the Solidarity Balm featuring 100% recyclable aluminium packaging, as a passion for biodiversity protection and sustainability goals. The balm is encased in aluminium packaging. It is a multipurpose balm that may be used on the face, lips, and hair for hydration, protection, and smoothness, thanks to its formulation of nourishing Shea Butter and energising Verbena components.

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Merlo Coffee provided an update this week on the roastery’s sustainability initiatives and discussed their goals of reducing carbon emissions. In December 2022, the company introduced aluminium coffee pods along its retail line to substantially curtail carbon emissions. From June 2021 to July 2022, the company offset over 1.2 million kilograms of carbon, the equivalent of driving over 4.5 million kilometres in a modern car.

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House of Marley, a sustainable audio brand created in collaboration with Bob Marley's family, announced two new eco-conscious products that might attract youngsters. The Positive Vibration Frequency over-ear headphones and Champion 2 Bluetooth earbuds are made with sustainable materials like REWIND fabric, REGRIND silicone and recycled aluminium, specially crafted for comfort and performance.

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Niche Fusina Rolled Products (Fusina), one of the world’s leading producers of industrial rolled aluminium products, vowed to procure all of its primary aluminium from environmentally conscious suppliers with low-carbon practices starting in September 2023. According to our information from Italy, Concord Resources Limited will facilitate this responsible sourcing, and to ensure transparency and accuracy, detailed carbon footprints for the sourced aluminium will be supplied by CarbonChain.

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Amcor has launched its new sustainability program called TRANSPARENCE, which provides clarity and certainty to Wine and Spirits businesses about sustainability actions. TRANSPARENCE is an environmental impact-focused continuous improvement programme through which Amcor Capsules will develop clear data-driven targets and activities to provide more sustainable closures and capsules.

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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative recognised Crown Holdings, Inc.’s two beverage cans manufacturing facilities in Nong Khae District, Thailand, with Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certifications. Crown Bevcan and Closures (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Crown TCP Beverage Cans Company Limited received certifications for manufacturing aluminium cans for the food and beverage packaging industry. Crown’s operations in Brazil and Mexico also achieved Performance Standard Certifications earlier.

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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certified SuperAlloy Industrial Co., Ltd. (SAI) with Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for manufacturing lightweight metal products for the automotive industry. The certification was given for producing high-end forged aluminium wheels and suspension parts for luxury and sports cars at Yunlin Plant I in Taiwan.  SAI has an annual production capacity of 900,000 pieces.

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The Plansee Group, based in Reutte, Austria, initiated an ambitious project beginning in the spring of 2022. The project involves collaboration with Trimet, an aluminium manufacturer headquartered in Essen, Germany, as well as Arctus, a technology enterprise from Iceland, and Saarland University.  The primary objective of this joint effort is to scale up a novel production method that eradicates the necessity of carbon in the aluminium manufacturing process. By replacing carbon dioxide with oxygen as a byproduct, this innovative approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint associated with aluminium production.

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Aluminium Dunkerque in North France announced its significant strides towards decarbonisation. As the European Union's foremost producer of primary aluminium, the company has embarked on the first phase of its ambitious decarbonisation initiative, named "LocAL", resulting to mean low-carbon aluminium. This comprehensive program aims to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions over three phases, scheduled to be completed by 2050.

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