Jupiter Aluminum receives sustainability certification

Three aluminum production facilities operated by Hammond, Indiana-based Jupiter Aluminum have achieved Chain of Custody Standard Certification from the Melbourne, Australia-based Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). The three facilities include Jupiter’s scrap remelting and downstream operations in Hammond, plus two coating plants located in Indiana and West Virginia.

According to ASI, Jupiter’s Hammond facility was the first in the United States to achieve its Performance Standard Certification in January 2020, and the two coil coating facilities were added to the certification list in March of this year.

ASI describes Jupiter as melting aluminum scrap “to produce common alloy coils destined for various North American markets.” On its website, Jupiter says it recycles more than 100,000 tons of aluminum scrap each year.

The independent, third-party audits of the Jupiter Aluminum plants were carried out by Norway-based DNV GL.

The ASI’s certification program was developed through what it calls “an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminum value chain.”

“We are very honored to be the first, fully U.S.-based remelting, rolling, finishing and coating operation to achieve certification to the ASI Performance and Chain of Custody Standard across our entire company,” says Paul-Henri Chevalier, CEO of Jupiter Aluminum. “This confirms Jupiter’s long-lasting dedication to a more sustainable aluminum world. Certification to these standards is much more than an achievement, it is also a fresh start with a commitment to keep improving.”