NORSK HYDRO ASA 
ASI's Performance Standard recognizes the responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.
'Many people have put a lot of work into this. I am very pleased. But we need to keep moving forward with ASI certification because we are seeing requirements that we didn't see before,' says executive vice president Egil Hogna, who leads Hydro's Extruded Solutions business area.
'More customers want sustainable materials from certified suppliers.'
Ahead in the aluminium extrusion industryHydro now has 31 aluminium extrusion and fabrication facilities certified according to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative's (ASI) Performance Standard. The newly certified sites are:
- Albi, France
- Châteauroux, France
- Lucé, France
- Puget-sur-Argens, France (including remelter)
- Chrzanów, Poland
- Trzcianka, Poland
- Avintes, Portugal (including remelter)
- La Roca, Spain
- La Selva, Spain
- Miranda, Spain
- Navarra, Spain (including remelter)
- Bedwas, UK
- Birtley, UK
- Cheltenham, UK
- Tibshelf, UK (including remelter)
Extruded Solutions is the largest business area in Hydro, with 22,000 employees in 40 countries. It delivers tailored aluminium components and solutions to all industries, from automotive and mass transportation to building and construction, electronics, offshore and maritime. The business area serves more than 30,000 customers across the world.
About Hydro
Hydro is a fully integrated aluminium company with 35,000 employees in 40 countries on all continents, combining local expertise, worldwide reach and unmatched capabilities in R&D. In addition to production of primary aluminium, rolled and extruded products and recycling, Hydro extracts bauxite, refines alumina and generates energy to be the only 360° company of the global aluminium industry. The company is headquartered in Norway.
About ASI
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) is a global, multi-stakeholder, non-profit standards setting and certification organization. It works toward responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium following an entire value chain approach. To this end, ASI launched its Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard in December 2017.
Published: February 14, 2020
VP Head of Communication and Public Affairs, Extruded Solutions
Director of Sustainability, Extruded Solutions in Hydro
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