Alcoa Expands its SustanaTM Family of Products with EcoSourceTM, the Industry’s First Low-Carbon Alumina Brand
September 23 2020 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Alcoa today announced the expansion of its SustanaTM line
of products with the introduction of EcoSourceTM, the
industry’s first low-carbon, smelter-grade alumina brand.
EcoSource is produced with no more than 0.6 tons of carbon
dioxide equivalents (CO2e) per ton of alumina, two times better
than the industry’s average of 1.2 tons of CO2e. Alcoa’s
measurement includes direct emissions from the Company’s bauxite
mining and alumina refining processes and indirect emissions from
the energy consumed in those processes.
Alcoa has the world’s largest third-party alumina business, and
its refining system has the industry’s lowest carbon footprint. The
refineries that produce EcoSource alumina have an average carbon
emissions profile better than 90 percent of the other alumina
refineries operating today.
“Alcoa’s line of Sustana products can provide advantages for
customers who want to improve their environmental footprint,” said
Alcoa President and CEO Roy Harvey. “Our leadership in
sustainability is represented with emissions measured throughout
the process. Not all aluminum is created equally, and our
mine-to-metal approach is a key differentiator for these
products.”
EcoSource alumina adds to Alcoa’s existing Sustana line that
also includes:
- EcoLumTM low-carbon aluminum is produced with less than
4.0 metric tons of CO2e for every ton of metal produced, including
both direct and indirect emissions for bauxite mining, alumina
refining, smelting and casting. This performance is approximately
3.5 times better than the industry average and is offered in a full
range of primary products, including billet, foundry, slab,
unalloyed high purity, and P1020.
- EcoDuraTM aluminum is made with a minimum of 50 percent
recycled content. The product can also deliver benefits for
building and construction customers in terms of LEED® certification
points.
All Sustana products can be sourced from Alcoa facilities
certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a global
nonprofit with the industry’s most comprehensive third-party
certification of sustainable manufacturing practices. Alcoa has
locations across its three product segments certified to ASI’s
Performance Standard, and the Company has also earned ASI’s Chain
of Custody standard, providing validation and traceability of
responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminum.
To learn more about the Sustana family of products, visit
www.alcoa.com/sustana.
About Alcoa
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is a global industry leader in bauxite,
alumina, and aluminum products, and is built on a foundation of
strong values and operating excellence dating back more than 130
years to the world-changing discovery that made aluminum an
affordable and vital part of modern life. Since developing the
aluminum industry, and throughout our history, our talented Alcoans
have followed on with breakthrough innovations and best practices
that have led to efficiency, safety, sustainability, and stronger
communities wherever we operate. Visit us online on www.alcoa.com,
follow @Alcoa on Twitter and on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Alcoa.
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