Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) with Provisional status for their facility, Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd., in Huaibei, Anhui, China. The Provisional Certification is valid for the period of one year, during which the company can address the non-conformances assessed and subsequently seek full Certification.
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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3 with Provisional status. The facility produces aluminium plate strips, and has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tonnes. Its key processes include casting, rolling, and cold rolling.
The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. The ASI Performance Standard V3 defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three sustainability pillars – Environment, Social, and Governance – with the aim to address pressing sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain, such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples rights, circularity, and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Provisional Certification serves as a strategic and flexible approach for aluminium sector actors to gain access to ASI’s sustainability standards framework, learn, and improve their practices over a defined period. It provides an opportunity for Members to commence their ASI Certification journey, while requiring a commitment to move towards Full Certification as soon as is practically possible.
The independent, third-party audit of Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. was carried out by DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Seven minor non-conformances were noted under Criteria 2.7a-f Emergency Response Plan, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.1b-c Environmental Life Cycle Assessment – Disclosure, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 9.1a-d Human Rights Due Diligence, 10.7a-c Remuneration and 11.2 Employee engagement on Health and Safety. One major non-conformance was noted under Criterion 6.1a-f Emissions to Air, resulting in a Certification with Provisional status of one year. Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit. DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd. approved the corrective action plans for the major non-conformance prior to submission of the audit report to ASI.
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