The ultra-low inert anode carbon aluminium is one of several levers that Ball uses to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its aluminium slugs, cans and bottles.
RUSAL is a first mover in this ground-breaking inert anode technology. RUSAL recently announced that it successfully produced aluminium with the industry's lowest carbon footprint: less than 0.01 tonnes of CO2e per tonne of metal (Scope 1, Scope 2 - direct and indirect energy emissions).
In the smelting process, inert anodes replace standard carbon anodes with inert, non-consumable materials. An industrial pilot line is in place at its Krasnoyarsk smelter. RUSAL is leading the development of carbon-free aluminium production and is working to scale up the technology to a commercial level.
Ball and RUSAL are both members of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a multi-stakeholder work program dedicated to enhancing the sustainability in the global aluminium sector by promoting responsible planning, production and resource management in the aluminium industry.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a key strategic goal of RUSAL. The Company has announced its ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to reduce greenhouse gas ('GHG') emissions by at least 35% by 2030 (Scope 1 and 2).
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