The Aluminum Stewardship Initiative has certified Lizhong Sitong Light Alloys Group Co., Ltd. to the ASI Performance Standard. Specifically, it has obtained ASI Performance Standard certification for the design and manufacture of alloys, metal additives and fluxes at Lizhong Sitong Light Alloys Group’s facility in Baoding City, Hebei Province, China.
The plant produces aluminum alloy sheets, strips, foils, tubes, pipes, bars/billets, profiles, wires and castings for the transportation, packaging, electronics, aerospace and other industrial sectors.
Fiona Solomon, ASI’s executive director, notes that “with its broad range of products aimed at an equally broad customer base, the company supports the lightweighting and improved energy-efficient properties of products manufactured in many key downstream industries. ASI certification provides these customers with independent assurance that the company is also following industry-leading environmental, social and governance criteria in its production processes.”
Wenhong Wang, general manager of Lizhong Sitong Light Alloys Group, adds, “ASI certification is a milestone in our growth. We are very proud to achieve it. ASI certification is our practice to improve the company’s performance and the sustainable development of our operation. It is beneficial for us to better realize the responsible production and management of the company, accelerate our sustainable development.”
The company is one of the largest manufacturers of aluminum alloy and intermediate alloy wheels in China and specializes in the research, development, design, manufacture and sales of new intermediate alloy materials and lightweight aluminum alloy wheels, among other products.
The ASI certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standards initiative for the aluminum value chain. The ASI Performance Standard defines environmental, social and governance principles and criteria to address sustainability issues in the aluminum value chain.
Specifically, it establishes 59 criteria under the three sustainability pillars of Governance, Environment and Social, which address key issues such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples’ rights and greenhouse gas emissions.
