Constellium receives ASI certificate

Constellium SE, Baltimore, Maryland, has received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard certificate for its facilities in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Bowling Green, Kentucky. This certification, verified by an independent third-party audit, indicates the plants operate according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity and labor rights. 

“Receiving the ASI certification is an extraordinary achievement for our Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green facilities and demonstrates our commitment to manufacture our products in a responsible and sustainable way,” says Fred Pearson, director of environment and sustainability at Constellium Muscle Shoals. “Our recycling capacity, coupled with this certification, is a step further to respond to the demands of our customers and society.”  

“We congratulate Constellium for achieving ASI Performance Standard Certification at its Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green facilities,” ASI CEO Fiona Solomon says. “The company’s capacity to recycle the equivalent of 20 billion cans per year through its Element 13 facility underscores its key role in the circular economy of the region and beyond. Its ASI Performance Standard certification demonstrates that the company is committed to the responsible production of aluminum and broader ESG outcomes.” 

The Constellium Muscle Shoals plant is an aluminum can sheet supplier for the packaging market with more than 496,040 tons of finished aluminum coils per year. The facility also produces aluminum automotive coils, which are processed at the Bowling Green plant. According to Constellium, Muscle Shoals’ recycling center can recycle the equivalent of 20 billion aluminum cans per year. Constellium’s Bowling Green plant produces flat-rolled aluminum auto body sheet products for the automotive market, with a capacity to produce approximately 110,200 tons annually, the company says. 

Constellium says it is dedicated to promoting the overall sustainability of the aluminum supply chain. Its facilities in Neuf-Brisach, France; Singen, Germany; Gottmadingen, Germany; and Dahenfeld, Germany, are ASI Performance and Chain of Custody Standards certified.